Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

The Patient by Jasper DeWitt

4 reviews

feraltail's review

dark medium-paced

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

3.75

The beginning of this had some promise, it does feel like “a debut novel” but that doesn’t really bother me, we all gotta start somewhere. I think this book does a pretty decent job describing how a lot of (maybe not so many places now w/ modernization) mental health institutions and patients do not receive the help they need. I resonated with that. But 
i cannot write a full review for this novel without spoiling it. that’s how much the last quarter of this book made me mad. mad and confusing at every single decision made for the characters and the plot?? you had a mildly compelling mystery going and THAT is what you’re ending with? I— 👎🏻 There is a confusing lack of barely any foreshadowing to this ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Excrement, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Confinement, and Mental illness

why the fuck did this book try to have a happy ending? the last 20-25 pages of this took me out. a horror novel that throws around sexual violence, assault, rape, for the sake of so casually all to have a sappy “and they all lived on in slight traumatized but happy peace! the end” is…confusing to me.

goblinghost_39's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Sexual assault, Mental illness, Child abuse, Excrement, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Suicide

coffeeandnonsense's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Bullying, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Rape, Suicide, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

mackenzi's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Child abuse

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Physical abuse

Minor: Excrement, Violence, Torture, and Suicide