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grimdarkandgleeful's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Sexual violence, Blood, Rape, Sexual assault, Death, Gore, and Body horror
rojo25's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Death, Sexual violence, Rape, and Suicide attempt
ryleezittlau's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.75
Graphic: Body horror, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
hagss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Body horror, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual assault
blacksphinx's review against another edition
- 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
1.0
This author came highly recommended to me and I am now questioning the judgement of those people, that is how pointless and vile I found this book to be.
Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Rape, Death, Body shaming, and Body horror
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Transphobia, Ableism, Addiction, and Blood
archaicrobin's review against another edition
- 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
I really enjoyed this novel’s classic horror vibes and while I usually hate books being compared to others, this one really did remind me of King’s novels in the masculine characterizations and the dark turns the book takes. I love haunted items and this desk was truly monstrous.
A few minor things that I didn’t like was the pacing and some of the more dated tropes, the usual misogyny, sexual violence and a weird fat phobia scene that felt very unnecessary. The book starts doff strong, slowed to a crawl, sped up again, and then kinda fizzled out at the end. If this was paced a little better, it might have had a stronger impact but was still a fun ride.
Also trigger warning for violence, rape, and domestic abuse!
If all that sounds like things you can handle I would suggest trying Gothic, it’s a solid horror novel with a haunted object which we don’t see a lot these days! I would also highly suggest the audiobook, the narration really brought the characters to life .
Graphic: Rape, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Gore, Misogyny, Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexism, and Sexual assault
ahhhhmanda's review against another edition
Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape
Moderate: Violence and Sexual violence
Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol