Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Last Days by Brian Evenson

17 reviews

g_xandra's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Self harm, Gore, Medical content, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism

virtualdragonkitty's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Top 10 grossest book I've ever read in my life. It made me want to vomit and was so sick and twisted. But I found it incredibly interesting because of how messed up it was.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Alcohol, Murder, Self harm, Blood, Death, Medical content, Violence, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Gore, and Gun violence

Many descriptions of amputation for religious purposes. People also removing prosthetics. Self amputation happens as well. Please be aware this is very graphic and meant to be disturbing

rodent_scribbles's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

2.0

An easy read but lacking substance, a good junk food book.

Despite the marketing, it is clear the author does not understand what a cult is as the beliefs of the "cult" in question are never explored.

The book relies heavily on the shock value of amputation, treating the act and its results as a freak show to be gawked at.
The book assumes the reader shares in the protagonist's shock and horror towards amputation but never explores why someone might feel that way.

The scene in which a stripper takes off her prosthetics to the protagonist's horror is both gratuitous and horribly ableist. The scene is never brought up again so its point in the story is beyond me.

The only redeeming quality of the story is Brian Evenson's writing style. It's an easy and evocative reading experience, I just wish his skills had been put to use in a better story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content, Self harm, Stalking, and Alcohol

Amputation

blurjay's review

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Body horror, Murder, Gun violence, Death, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Blood

fitzswackhammer's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Medical trauma, Torture, and Violence

garden's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm

Moderate: Police brutality

cursivewolf'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Stalking, Gaslighting, Blood, Death, and Medical content

persiefey's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Gore, Murder, Gun violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

poptartsandhotfarts's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

jwmeyer86's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Violence, and Gore