Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Things We Say in the Dark by Kirsty Logan

14 reviews

becknatale's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.0

Some bangers (exquisite corpse) but many of the short stories were too vague to have a major impact on me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

biobeetle's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Vomit and Alcohol

withlivjones's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Eerie and original. I think this is the strongest collection of short stories I’ve read, none of them were flops really. The final story was definitely the most realistic, and that made it the most horrific story of all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Vomit, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

kathleenwho's review

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Eating disorder, and Rape

mnatale100's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Grief, Cannibalism, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Death of parent

lydiavsbooks's review

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A

3.5

I tend to avoid short story collections, but took this one out from my library before realising that's what it was. It took me a little while to get into and I was a few stories in before I really got used to the format, but then u started to enjoy it.

My favourite stories in here were Girls are Always Hungry When all the Men are Bite Sized; Birds Fell From the Sky and Each One Spoke; The Only Thing I Cant Tell You is Why; I'll Eat You Up I Love You So; Exquisite Corpse; and Sweeter Than the Tongue I Remember.

 I really enjoyed the dark, reflective, quiet tone throughout the collection. In a strange, but my no means bad, way it reminded me of watching Grizzley Tales for Gruesome Kids (a kids horror show from the early 2000s).

That said, I didn't really find myself feeling compelled to keep picking it back up or keep reading. Again, this is mostly just because short story collections in general aren't really my thing, and I think the ability to make a lasting impression on me is limited when we're only with a story for a very short number of pages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Kidnapping

Minor: Child death, Death, Gore, and Blood

roseltov's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Fucking hell. This book is deeply, deeply creepy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Grief

sofigj's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

violet_pages's review

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Vomit, and Kidnapping

Minor: Death of parent