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istaisa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, and Sexual violence
nicekweenreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Animal death, Child abuse, Xenophobia, and Animal cruelty
kirstenmiller's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
lunabbly's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
For me, all the stories highlighted how much horror and scary stories are about violation of each other's bodies, autonomy, rights. How we use power against one another.
Graphic: Violence and Child abuse
doomluz'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Racism, Violence, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Incest, Fatphobia, and Ableism
Moderate: Homophobia and Pedophilia
Minor: Infertility
pil4r's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Infidelity, Violence, Suicide, Death, Child abuse, and Sexual violence
dianna_reads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Violence and Gore
Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Bullying
ohmyhazz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Rape, Violence, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Racism, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Infidelity
Minor: Abortion and Addiction
carumens's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Grief, and Violence
danidamico's review against another edition
3.5
El año pasado leí Pelea de Gallos, el primer libro de cuentos de la ecuatoriana Ampuero, y me encantó. Entró en mis mejores diez lecturas del 2020. Estaba muy emocionada por leer Sacrificios humanos y, si bien tiene algunos cuentos geniales (lo cual ya es un gran logro), no me gustó tanto como esperaba. Mi impresión personal es que Pelea de Gallos, a pesar de tener imágenes realmente fuertes e impactantes, contenía un mayor nivel de ambigüedad y sutileza que esta nueva antología. Los textos me resultaron repetitivos y algo toscos en su ejecución, no se deja nada a la interpretación, todo está servido en una bandeja y sobreexplicado. Además todos los cuentos parecen narrados por el mismo personaje, no hay ningún tipo de variación en el registro, estilo, musicalidad, de ahí que se me hiciera reiterativo; por momentos era como leer la misma historia una y otra vez.
"La violencia era la única constante en su vida".
De todos modos, como anticipé, hay relatos que sí me gustaron: Invasiones, Hermanita, Biografía, Silba, Lorena y Pietà. Me pareció interesante que Ampuero adoptara la voz de mujeres inmigrantes, empleadas domésticas y niñas marginadas. Y también me parece importantísimo el hecho de que escriba sobre violencia de género, eso es algo que aprecio mucho sobre su trabajo. Su uso de lo monstruoso, de lo que la sociedad considera monstruoso, siempre está muy bien logrado.
En fin, creo que igual merece la pena leerlo porque tiene mucho para rescatar y valorar, sobre todo si les gustan Mariana Enriquez, Fernanda Melchor, Mónica Ojeda y toda esa camada de escritoras latinoamericanas.
"Recuerdo que alguien me dijo que las estrellas que vemos llevan mucho tiempo muertas y pienso que ojalá así refulgieran las desaparecidas, con esa misma luz cegadora, para que sea más fácil encontrarlas".
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault