Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Handyman Method by Andrew F. Sullivan, Nick Cutter

15 reviews

queersubtext's review

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Honestly was so in love with this ride until

Rita went back to save her soggy white bread husband. It changed the vibe of the book and I went from cheering with every passing page of a sort of inverted Good For Her, to being baffled by why I was apparently supposed to give a shit about him. I already said goodbye, Trent. Jesus. And why was I left knowing literally nothing about Rita and her MANY accomplishments outside the resentful descriptions made by Soggy White Bread Husband? And the more I think about it, the more mad I am, quite frankly. I mean, I have seen Trents in Home Depot as well as so many places other than Home Depot, and it is a fucking riot - we call them "Brads" in my friend circle. And the never ending, absolutely disgusting scene with Ned and the sink?!?! INCREDIBLE OH MY GOD. I was losing it.

Currently, I feel the same way I did after reading IT; I was so involved in that story and then got hit with child group sex out of fucking nowhere and it ruined everything for me (Obviously HM is not on the same level. Some messed up things happen in this book but that is thankfully not one of them). I thought I was going to walk away on cloud 9 and rate this book 5 stars. Ultimately, it's getting 3.75 because I'd like to give it a 3 but jabroni Trent and the Ned exit deserve SO MUCH PRAISE, and since my personal criteria for 4 stars is "would I re-read this" and the answer is no, here we are.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gore, Body horror, Violence, Gaslighting, and Misogyny

Moderate: Bullying, Blood, Animal death, Confinement, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Medical trauma and Pregnancy

niedererer's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Intense, interesting twist

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gore

dezaraemd's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Body horror

Moderate: Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, and Child abuse

aubreyfrogger's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Gore, and Animal death

Minor: Pregnancy

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal cruelty, Gore, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Animal death, and Body horror

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

ashleyalter's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I almost feel like this book is intentionally anti feminist, but it was still a good read. Main character is a red pill bro with toxic masculinity to the max. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Abandonment, Ableism, Sexual content, Animal death, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Violence, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Sexism, and Transphobia

danimacuk's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Animal death, and Gore

Moderate: Alcohol and Confinement

Minor: Body shaming and Pregnancy

wyabook234's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual content

maggiebronwen's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Body horror, and Animal death

daniellekat's review against another edition

Interesting premise but the intensity of violence (real & imagined) was not for me. I'd advise checking the content warnings on this one. The language alone was a bit of a shock for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, and Sexism

Minor: Homophobia

Graphic: Toxic masculinity