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sourpatchsims's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Colonisation, and Classism
rnr2117's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Mental illness, Grief, Cannibalism, and Death of parent
vickyoyarzun's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Miscarriage, Xenophobia, Police brutality, and Colonisation
Minor: Addiction, Dementia, and Alcohol
mstall_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Juan Peterson is fleeing Buenos Aires with his 6 year old son Gaspar on a road trip in 1981. At this time, Argentina is embroiled in a dictatorship and it is dangerous to be traveling, or really just looking a little out of place. The story starts off with understanding the brutality of Videla's dictatorship: hundreds of people have been killed or "disappeared" and the air is thick with despair and fear. Since the death of Gaspar's mother, he and his father are hoping to seek shelter with Gaspar's immensely rich and powerful grandparents up north.
However, Gaspar's mother and therefore his grandparents are all part of a secret, demonic cult called The Order. The Order worships an entity called The Darkness and the Darkness can only speak through a medium -- Juan. Being the medium takes a serious toll on the health of the person, and Juan already struggles with multiple heart issues. He is preparing to die any day.
As the story unfolds we see not only the scope of the Order's power but also the scope of it's brutality, even for it's own members. Juan is desperately tying to keep Gaspar from being the next medium and enduring the horrors of the Order and the Darkness. Juan will do anything to keep Gaspar safe, even if it means sacrificing himself.
Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez is literary horror at it's very finest. At 600 pages, this is a powerhouse of a book that will ask you to wait patiently, stay dedicated, and obey, for the absolute payoff of being invited deeper and deeper into the world of Juan and Gaspar. The book is broken up into five parts, none of which have true chapters. Some parts are long and laborious and you feel like you just want to quit and yet something keeps you working for the next line, the next page, the next reveal. And what a pay off each reveal is -- every detail in this book is important and the further you go, the deeper you get the more you are able to make out the shape of what is forming. It is phenomenal writing and exquisite storytelling.
Be reminded that this is horror story about a cult, so expect cult horror. Body horror, child abuse and death, violence against women, just to name a few. There are also some depictions of gay men passing away from AIDs and while not related to the cult horror aspect itself, the AIDs crisis in the 80s and early 90s was very much a horror of it's own.
Our Share of Night is a 5/5 star read for me. I will be re-reading this book as often as I can.
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Child abuse and Violence
booksandcoffeewithlexi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Death of parent
lilly_dav_reading'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I took away a star because I was a little disappointed with the ending. I would have liked to have seen Gaspar be able to heal from his pain and trauma. Will there be a second??
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War
dbrivera55's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Miscarriage
siddydakiddy's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, and War
zhi's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
lareinadehades's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Blood, Colonisation, and Classism