Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Little Heaven by Nick Cutter

9 reviews

jedisorci's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Child death, Animal death, Death, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Blood, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cursing

cheeky_reads's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Thoroughly enjoyed reading this one! I think the characters are actually quite likable and their banter actually had me cracking up throughout. I would also love to see an animated adaptation as I feel the grotesque descriptions would lend themselves well to a visual depiction. I think it’s fair to warn people that there are flashbacks and time-jumps in this book, so much so that I actually paused and checked that I was reading the right book lol. I think the flashbacks work really well and present the information in an interesting way, but I imagine it might not be for everyone. In short, I think the main characters are enjoyable , the villains are detestable, and (almost) everyone gets what they deserve. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Suicide attempt, and Cursing

For those who have read Cutter’s “The Troop”, the animal cruelty is wayyy less. I’m talking a single scene. But it’s there so I figured a warning might be appreciated for anyone on the fence. And I know cursing sounds a bit silly, but some of the phrases were really jarring to me, enough so that I thought to tag the book. But it’s a really good read!

janachigo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Violence, Torture, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Religious bigotry, Blood, Gun violence, and Gore

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, Racism, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Grief, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, and Torture

Minor: Rape, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Misogyny, War, Bullying, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Sexism

zw_books's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Suicide, Terminal illness, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Body horror, Car accident, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Cursing, Vomit, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Chronic illness

cole_gwyn's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, and Cursing

carolinemb's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Blood, Body horror, Child death, and Animal cruelty

mightyredpanda's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Murder, Cursing, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content, Animal cruelty, Racism, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm

charlottesreadingweb's review

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This is Nick Cutter's best book, in my opinion. Strange, disturbing, fantastical and absolutely wild, this incredibly original horror book addresses some of the darkest topics in fiction. Cutter pushes his readers to their limits with this story, doing so unapologetically and with little explanation. There are parts of this book that I think about and they still scare me. The epilogue broke my heart and is a MUST READ to complete this story. I'm not sure who I would recommend this book to, but if you are looking for something that will push you well outside your comfort zone, this is the book for you!

Please see content warnings before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Body horror, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Cursing

connorjdaley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

A very dark, very graphic, horrific, horror tale. Exactly what you’d expect of Nick Cutter, but it can be a lot if you aren’t aware of him.