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niiinerrr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Fatphobia, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Blood
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment
joeraine's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
bookish_morgan's review against another edition
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
Minor: Domestic abuse and Racism
not_another_ana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
El tiempo, esa monstruosidad aplastante. El tiempo, lo único que no se podía parar y que ni siquiera se sentía.
Última colección de cuentos cortos de Mariana Enríquez que debo admitir que no me gustó tanto como las anteriores. Los relatos se me hicieron muy largos, dispersos, no me dieron miedo. Siento que faltó edición en general a todos los cuentos, vida, pasión, algo. Una decepción.
- Mis muertos tristes: Fantasmas dejados por crímenes violentos acosan a los habitantes de una urbanización, 3/5
- Los pájaros de la noche: Una joven teme convertirse en pájaro, 2/5
- La desgracia en la cara: Una aflicción misteriosa e inexplicable afecta a mujeres de una misma familia, 2,5/5
- Julie: La prima de la protagonista afirma que tiene sexo con fantasmas, 2/5
- Metamorfosis: Después de una operación para remover un mioma la protagonista decide conservar el tumor, 2/5
- Un lugar solead para gente sombría: Una reportera va a Los Ángeles a conocer un culto fundado alrededor de una muerte violenta y confronta fantasmas de su pasado, el más aburrido de todos, 1/5
- Los himnos de las hienas: Cuando visitan un antiguo centro de tortura una pareja es confrontada por un pasado aterrador, 3/5
- Diferentes colores hechos de lágrimas: Una tienda de ropa vintage recibe unas piezas que afectan violentamente a quien las use, 3/5
- La mujer que sufre: Por un espejo en su apartamento la protagonista observa a una mujer que agoniza, 3/5
- Cementerio de heladeras: De niña la protagonista cometió un crimen que la atormenta y que ahora debe encubrir, 3/5
- Un artista local: De vacaciones en un pueblo en decadencia una pareja conocerá al artista que ha cambiado a los locales, 3/5
- Ojos negros: Un encuentro con unos chicos extraños y perturbadores cambiará la vida de tres voluntarios de manera violenta, el mejor de toda la colección y el único realmente terrorífico, 4/5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Death of parent, and Classism
kattyenn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Blood, and Medical trauma
shellballenger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.25
What made me pick it up: One of the TN R.E.A.D.s prompts for October is to read a book by a Hispanic or Latinx author. The title and cover art drew me in.
Overall rating: I struggled with this one. I didn't find the stories to be all that entertaining and I had to keep reminding myself to put this one on to listen (I read as an audiobook). I'm not sure if there's something missing in the translation (I read an English translation) or if I just wasn't getting into the content. Some stories were better than others in my opinion, but many of them just seemed like random diary entries of overly imaginative individuals. Maybe I expect more scare and thrill from my thriller/horrors, but this wasn't it for me. I probably wouldn't recommend it, but I'm glad I was exposed to some different authors from who I usually read.
Reader's Note: 'A Sunny Place for Shady People' includes multiple stories that include themes of sex, sexual assault, rape, death, dying, torture, dismemberment, supernatural activity, general assault, and witchcraft.
Moderate: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
savvylit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Now, onto the content of the stories themselves. In A Sunny Place for Shady People, readers are treated to a variety of scares that range from the mildly unsettling to the downright terrifying. Each scare is based in the paranormal yet reflects a terror that is all too real-world: loss, mortality, colonization, murder, family secrets, greed, sexual assault, addiction, aging, guilt, and disgust. In Night Birds, a young (un)dead girl worships her older sister's world of make believe. In Face of Disgrace, a woman inherits a disturbing maternal legacy from a mother that she hated. In Hyena Hymns, a couple accidentally enters a torturous dimension while exploring a mansion in ruins. In the titular story, a woman returns to the site of her grief and spends time with a cult that communes with a famous dead woman. In A Local Artist, a couple escapes to the countryside to seek tranquility but what they find instead is a gradually escalating trap.
Thank you so much to @netgalley, @hogarthbooks, and @marianaenriquez1973 for the advanced reader copy of A Sunny Place for Shady People in exchange for my honest review! As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own.
A Sunny Place for Shady People is out now and can be found in a bookstore or library near you! What are you waiting for?
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, and Murder
muertango's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical trauma
Minor: Cancer, Genocide, Infidelity, Excrement, Grief, and Pregnancy