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danikajoan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Drug use, Abandonment, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Death, Medical content, Violence, Suicide attempt, Torture, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Colonisation, Chronic illness, Murder, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Rape, Vomit, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Blood, Animal death, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Racism, Miscarriage, Alcoholism, Gore, Classism, Body horror, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, and Genocide
Alllllll the trigger warnings for this one, very intense but not in a way that feels like it’s there just for shock value or is exploitative?writingcaia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
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Graphic: Blood, Torture, Death of parent, Violence, Child death, Death, Body horror, Gore, Medical content, Classism, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, and Self harm
Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Homophobia, Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Sexual content, and Murder
Minor: Slavery, Rape, Cannibalism, Excrement, Racism, Sexual assault, and Miscarriage
alicia_rausch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The world, the characters, and the tone of the novel is masterfully done, though it remained much lighter on horror than I expected and the pacing was extremely slow. I found myself wanting to quit this beast multiple times and yet I’m glad I pushed through. I think, a bit like Vampires of El Norte, it was marketed as heavier on the horror than it was - and I was expecting a much larger % of the novel to be action, when in reality it was just a few sequences.
What it is, is a generational drama with horror elements, which should have been how it was advertised. It’s a quiet book, with a creeping sense of dread, and dark elements as we follow the family and how the cult affects each member over time. Like a darker, more effed-up Pachinko.
The rep for LGBTQ+ was well done, and like Pachinko, I greatly enjoyed the historical elements about a time period (and place) I am not overly familiar with.
The actual writing/storytelling was excellent and the way the puzzle fit together at the end was satisfying. I love an ambigious ending so that was a plus for me. But I just could not get past the excruciatingly slow pacing.
To the right reader, this will be an instant favorite - unfortunately, that reader is just not me.
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Violence, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Sexual content, Homophobia, Death of parent, Blood, Gore, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
Minor: Gaslighting, Grief, Excrement, Mental illness, Medical content, Animal death, Torture, Kidnapping, and Suicidal thoughts
marywahlmeierbracciano'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
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Racism, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Sexual content, Torture, War, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Excrement, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Rape, and Slavery
Minor: Suicide, Alcohol, Cancer, Cannibalism, Vomit, Colonisation, Eating disorder, and Racial slurs
ramreadsagain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Our Share of Night follows Gaspar, along with some family members including his father Juan. Juan is a medium used by the Order, a cult-like group who communicate with the ever-hungry Darkness in an attempt to gain immortality. The story opens with Juan fleeing the Order with Gaspar, following the death of his wife, worried that Gaspar has inherited his abilities and therefore destined to a life of suffering at the hands of the Order, who he also suspects of orchestrating his wife's death.
I'll be honest, I've struggled to rate this one but have settled at 3.5 stars, rounding up to 4 for Netgalley. Is it a good book? Absolutely yes. Did I enjoy it? Uhh... Sometimes.
If you pick this up, you're in for a long, atmospheric ride. If you like a slow-burn horror with brutality, creepiness and tension interspersed with exposition, politics (this is set against the backdrop of the Argentina of the 70's-90's), trauma and sacrifice, then this is for you. It's beautifully written (and translated - kudos to the translator), with descriptive prose that was borderline TOO descriptive at times.
Overall this definitely will have its niche of readers who will love it, and I can truly see its potential, but for me it was just a bit too long with both too much and too little going on, and it ended up being a bit of a slog to get through.
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Gore, Blood, Vomit, Physical abuse, Torture, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Body horror
Moderate: Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Animal death, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Grief
Minor: Homophobia, Car accident, Excrement, Gaslighting, and Genocide