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Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart: And Other Stories by GennaRose Nethercott
2 reviews
chanlo1994's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I loved the imagination behind these stories. It's very creepy, which isn't something I would have normally read. I also liked the story told in the second person. You don't see those too often. Very beautiful writing and prose.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Animal death, Grief, Body horror, Death, and Child death
Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Cannibalism, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity
Minor: Sexual assault
karenreadsbooks's review
dark
3.5
First, I'm not usually a short story reader because I like to get a lot deeper into stories with more development so the short form doesn't work as well for me. I read this slowly, with a story here and there, usually one sitting per story. The author did a lot of different types of storytelling as far as formats and such, which I appreciated. Here are my thoughts on each story:
Sundown at the Eternal Staircase - neat concept; letdown in the telling
A Diviner's Abrecedarian - interesting storytelling format; too much mean girls
The Thread Boy - succinct, symbolic, good
Fox Jaw - completely unmemorable
The War of Fog - I think this one would have a lot to say if I spent more time unpacking it
Drowning Lessons - I was really enjoying this one but it just ended without any type of resolution
The Autumn Kill - really short and a bit gruesome, but I liked it; has a developed character
Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart - inventive; sometimes disturbing illustrations; enjoyed the story within the entries
A Lily Is a Lily - I liked this one; am I supposed to connect it to the Tristan and Isolde (of the White Hands) story?
Dear Henrietta - creepy in a mostly good way
Possessions - cynical or realistic? probably not good for someone who has recently lost a loved one
Homebody - extremely symbolic
A Haunted Calendar - amusing snippets
The Plums at the End of the World - disturbing ... too disturbing
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an electronic ARC for review
Sundown at the Eternal Staircase - neat concept; letdown in the telling
A Diviner's Abrecedarian - interesting storytelling format; too much mean girls
The Thread Boy - succinct, symbolic, good
Fox Jaw - completely unmemorable
The War of Fog - I think this one would have a lot to say if I spent more time unpacking it
Drowning Lessons - I was really enjoying this one but it just ended without any type of resolution
The Autumn Kill - really short and a bit gruesome, but I liked it; has a developed character
Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart - inventive; sometimes disturbing illustrations; enjoyed the story within the entries
A Lily Is a Lily - I liked this one; am I supposed to connect it to the Tristan and Isolde (of the White Hands) story?
Dear Henrietta - creepy in a mostly good way
Possessions - cynical or realistic? probably not good for someone who has recently lost a loved one
Homebody - extremely symbolic
A Haunted Calendar - amusing snippets
The Plums at the End of the World - disturbing ... too disturbing
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an electronic ARC for review
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Animal death, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Death, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Murder, Misogyny, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, and Bullying
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