Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Los peligros de fumar en la cama by Mariana Enríquez

243 reviews

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Hay que admitir que la forma de escribir de esta mujer es original y llamativa. Son 12 relatos donde destaca la vulnerabilidad de personas con problemas sociales, con trastornos psicológicos, obsesivas, afectados por la injusticia, los abusos, o marginados. Pero estas historias no son denuncia social, sino sólo el escenario para tramas oscuras, sórdidas, sobrenaturales y de incertidumbre, que dejan pie para que el miedo inunde de a poco la narración y te deje con esa sensación molesta en el fondo del cerebro. 

Se necesita talento para crear un ambiente literario que te deje frío en pocas páginas. A pesar de la nota que le pongo, no soy su público objetivo. Un par de relatos me dejaron bastante afectada.

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dark mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

this collection felt less cohesive than others i have read, though the correlative stories about disappearing children and sex trafficking built really well to the stand out story (in my opinion). i liked the "children who come back" short story a lot more than others within this collection. heavy, heavy content though trigger warnings might just save your ass so make sure you read em'.

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This is among the darker and more twisted books I've read, but it all felt very intentional, tactful and necessary, rather than gratuitous. Sure, I could've done without the faecal content, but thankfully not every story mentioned shit (just about).

The through line of the connection between children and the paranormal was very compelling, and took me back to being a child that was obsessed with death. 

The whole collection is of a high quality with no absolute duds, but Angelita Unearthed, Where Are You Dear Heart?, Meat and Kids Who Come Back were particularly excellent. The former and the latter in particular really stuck with me after reading and were stories I think would work well fleshed out into novels in their own right. 

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overall good prose. a couple really good stories (why the rating is so high), however, some were WILD, like crazy unhinged, and the rest just boring.

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dark tense medium-paced
Loveable characters: No

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