Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez

14 reviews

toffishay's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

All of these stories are really affecting. The characters feel so real and the fear can be very intense, but in a way that is so matter of fact that makes it all the more terrifying. My favorite stories were "Angelita Unearthed", "The Well", "The Lookout", and "Where Are You, Dear Heart?" If you like Ottessa Moshfegh, Shirley Jackson, Kelly Link, or Amber Sparks but want a little more of a horror leaning, then I think you will find something to enjoy from this collection.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Body horror, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Torture, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Grief

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Excrement, Murder, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Alcoholism

Minor: Xenophobia, Abortion, and Miscarriage

avahasstrongopinions's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Transphobia, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury

catunbound's review against another edition

dark tense

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Hate crime, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Stalking, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

cliffhangerbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• 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

4.75

 

This 12 short sarcastic and creepy stories have every possible trigger warning you can imagine, but I found them absolutely fantastic. I can’t make up my mind if I enjoyed Angelita or the one about the woman who is aroused by cardiac sounds the most. 

 

I love how Enriquez takes you right into her tales and allows you to feel immersed in the worlds that her characters inhabit. The thing about growing up I’m Buenos Aires is that Enriquez horror has an aftertaste of truthfulness. Gender violence is a recurring theme for the author...and honestly I don’t see how it couldn’t! Sexism is pervasive in Argentina and deadly. 

 

So horror and fiction in her tales are profoundly Argentinian: brutal, irreverent and casual, cause violence against women is sadly casual. But in a way, I love hearing this brutality from her. Enriquez reclaims, owns and plays with the absurdity of growing up in one of the most sordid times in the country’s history and makes a triumphant set of horror stories. To me Enriquez and her contemporaries (like Selva Almada or Cabezon Cámara) represent this resilient and triumphant group of writers that simply owns it. All due respect to mid century Argentinian literature, but to me they are my reading suggestions for anyone who asks me for good books by Argentinian writers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence