Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Birds in the Mouth by Samanta Schweblin

18 reviews

house_of_hannah's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.0

The two page story, Butterflies, had my jaw on the floor. TWO PAGES, and it is by far my favorite in this collection. There were several stories in here that I really just did not understand, but I found most of them to be quite good, and just straight up bizzare. This is definitely an author that I am going to keep my eye on for future releases ! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty

jessthanthree's review

dark medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty

lain_darko's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Gore, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Pregnancy, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism

angela_iseli's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Violence, Pregnancy, Murder, Mental illness, and Abandonment

mtownreads's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Murder

horizonous's review against another edition

I read 10/20 stories and didn't like / understand any of it:

1. Headlights - ⭐️⭐️
2. Preserves - ⭐️
3. Butterflies - ⭐️⭐️
4. Mouthful of Birds - ⭐️⭐️
5. Santa Claus Sleeps at Our House - ⭐️
6. The Digger - ⭐️
7. Irman - ⭐️
8. The Test - ⭐️
9. Toward Happy Civilization - ⭐️⭐️
10. Olingiris -❌(DNF)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Abortion, Fatphobia, and Mental illness

Minor: Blood, Infidelity, and Vomit

◦ Mental illness = Depression

marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

Mouthful of Birds is an unsettling collection with a wide range of fascinating characters, finely tuned to focus on misogyny and parenthood, life and death.  Across many of the stories in this book, it feels like the characters are running towards something until suddenly they realize they’re running away from it instead.  Either way, their desperation is palpable.  The final story, "The Heavy Suitcase of Benavides," absolutely slays—it’s a brilliant, albeit disturbing, take on male violence and idolization.  Published in Spanish over a decade ago—though, you’d never know it—this collection has never been more relevant. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Blood, Violence, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Misogyny

taata's review against another edition

dark

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death