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The Ruins by Scott Smith
4.0

I hated every character in this book. They were all too stupid to live. Seriously - they all went on a mysterious hike in the jungle with like one granola bar, a piddly bottle of water and sandals. And then proceeded to make the shittiest decisions at every turn. I cannot. 
 
Also, wtf is this sentence “it wasn’t diarrhea, but something one notch short of it. The shit slipped wetly out of him, collapsing into a small pile between his feet.” WHYYY. WHY IS THIS A SENTENCE THAT EXISTS. 
 
That said, four stars. The story was good. Lots of body horror - super creepy and upsetting.