Reviews tagging 'Death'

Things We Say in the Dark by Kirsty Logan

15 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

katharina90's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I don't read a lot of horror but enjoyed most of the short stories in this collection.

Mildly unsettling to deeply disturbing, some interesting themes, and centered around female and queer characters. 

The short interludes between chapters were interesting too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Pregnancy

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

katarina_kirishiki's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

I enjoyed most of the short stories in this book quite a lot. 

It is filled with very tense short stories who perfectly fit into the horror genre. Some are very uncomfortable to read, and I'd say check some reviews and trigger warnings before reading. But I think horror readers will quite enjoy this collection of short stories.

I especially enjoyed the folklore and mythical aspects in a lot of the stories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexism, and Blood

Minor: Toxic relationship

nadia's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

These stories were a lot more accessible than I was expecting, and I was drawn into pretty much each one relatively quickly. I was a fan of the writing for sure!

However, one too many times a story ended and I thought to myself: "Wait, is that it? What was I meant to take away from that story? Hmm, I didn't quite get it. I wanted a little bit more! Just a tad!"

I really enjoyed the interludes between the story. A short horror tale in its own right!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore and Blood

Minor: Death and Pregnancy

serenspace's review

dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical content, and Pregnancy

erinbarton's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

absolutely loved this — dark and atmospheric, beautiful poetic prose, every single story was such a banger. i loved the snippets from the fictionalised author in between each story becoming increasingly derailed as her isolation affected her. also loved that this collection had a mix of stories involving the supernatural but also real-world horrors too.

fave stories:
• last one to leave please turn off the lights
• girls are always hungry when the men are all bite-size
• birds fell from the sky and each one spoke in your voice
• my body cannot forget your body
• the only time i think of you is all the time
• sleep long, sleep tight, it is best to wake up late
• watch the wall, my darling, while the gentlemen go by

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, and Kidnapping