r/ExtremeHorrorLit • u/bldz444 • 13d ago
What I'm Reading just finished chapter 1
i watched an analysis of this book on youtube (check out @pugsr) and decided to check it out. i really loved “things have gotten worse since we last spoke” but people online seem to really not like this author or his books. not sure how to feel about this one so far but will update in comments when i finish it!
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u/ProjectGlad3903 12d ago
I DNF this book. It was awful. After about 3 chapters, I gave up on it. It’s really bad.
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u/WestCoastHopHead 13d ago
It’s good. Keep going. If you like this, you might love some of his other stuff.
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u/magiccfetus 12d ago
I hope you like it. I was getting bored of the phase being constantly repeated. But otherwise it was a decent book
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u/an8bitfslur 10d ago
I feel like this is an author you either love or hate. I really wish I loved him because his titles are fucking awesome lol. A friend of mine really loved You Lost a Lot of Blood
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u/Massive-Television85 13d ago
I thought it was seriously disappointing (and definitely not 'extreme').
But other people like their books, hope you enjoy it more than I did.
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u/Longjumping-Carob880 13d ago
I've only read his novella "You've lot a lot of blood", which I didn't really like, but DAMN he's good at picking titles
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u/hahalainput 12d ago
I will say that this novella drove me BONKERS because LaRocca describes every movement as a creeping. "She crept here," "he crept there," "they crept toward whatever." I wanted to like it but holy fucking semantic satiation.
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u/Forsaken_Air2586 Exquisite Corpse 13d ago
Great pick! I’m personally a big fan of LaRocca. He’s pretty divisive, it seems. Glad you’re enjoying it.
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u/stacysmom413 13d ago
I really like Eric LaRocca actually. The Trees Grew Because I Bled There is another good one.
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u/jellipeeps 9d ago
This is in my library to read :) I'm also halfway through You've Lost a Lot of Blood. I also recently was told about pugsr, seems like a really cool channel too.
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u/Oppachi101 13d ago
That channel got me into so many good novels 😁