Reviews tagging 'Death'

Sacculina by Philip Fracassi

10 reviews

keiraonyxraven's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I enjoyed this short novella. It was a quick and engaging read throughout and I will definitely think twice if I ever find myself on a boat again. 

I loved the concept of Fracassi’s creatures in this story, the descriptions of the way they “hunt” and infest their victims is enough to make your skin crawl. Coupled with the claustrophobic setting and the feeling of being utterly and completely surrounded, Fracassi has done well to create an unsettling reading experience. 

However, I do think this novella would have benefited from an extra 25-50 pages. I would have preferred a little more suspense and more detailed explanations of the fates of a few characters, as well as clarification on where the creatures came from and why they existed, just for a little extra added interest, but that’s just me. 

This was my first book by Fracassi and overall it was a good, easy read. I have no doubt that I will be returning to this author in the near future to see what else he has to offer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gore, Violence, Terminal illness, Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Alcohol

silverheartbookclub's review against another edition

dark tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Grief

Moderate: Vomit

briskknight's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I did not enjoy reading it. It filled me with dread and sorrow and made med think about and imagine very uncomfortable things, with and beyond the monsters. I can appreciate it, but if you are looking for any bit of comfort you will be unlikely to find it here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Physical abuse, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Blood, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Fatphobia and Body shaming

hannahdaisy4's review

challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

EEERRRGGHHHH!!! I have trypophobia and this absolutely destroyed me. Read the entire thing in about 50 mins too. Gross gross gross. Good read though and I would really recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Body horror, Confinement, and Vomit

kirbyhunt's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Death and Death of parent

ripxw's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Grief

hngisreading's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

gxsobes's review

dark funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Medical trauma, Vomit, Chronic illness, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

threepigeons's review

dark tense 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

3.0

It was good, and at the exact right length. I think any more would've lost me. Some body horror, some classic Ocean shenanigans, and definitely a new one. I wouldn’t really recommend this, but it's short and different, so it's not not worth looking at.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Death

mothercoconuts's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, and Death