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Un lugar soleado para gente sombría by Mariana Enríquez

4 reviews

zhazhadiamond's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Rape, Blood, Excrement, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

carriepond's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I read and loved Enríquez's full-length novel Our Share of Night when I read it last year. Because I know she is more well-known for her short stories, I was excited to check out her latest short story collection, A Sunny Place for Shady People.

The twelve short stories in this collection have range-- you'll find ghosts and other supernatural elements, body horror, cults, and horror elements that are more grounded in reality but are no less unsettling. As in Our Share of the Night, Enríquez explores a variety of themes, including personal and political violence, classism, misogyny, selfishness, and greed. Although some of the stories worked better for me than others, all of them created a sense of dread and tension that built until the story's conclusion. The opening story, "My Sad Dead," in which a retired physician communicates with ghosts in her neighborhood, was one of my favorites in its explorations of classicism, isolation, and complicity through indifference. "Face of Disgrace" very literally explores the erasure of victims and in  "Metamorphosis," a woman on the cusp of menopause explores body modification in an unnerving bid to regain agency over her changing body. Other stories I liked a lot included "Different Colors Made of Tears," "The Refrigerator Cemetery," and "Black Eyes."

Reading this collection made me excited to check out more of Enríquez's backlist. I recommend this collection to those looking for smart, unsettling literary horror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body horror, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Rape and Murder

veposve's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Death, Gore, Mental illness, and Blood

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Addiction and Pandemic/Epidemic

cherrynat's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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? No

4.75

Horror like only women know how to write. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail