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The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez

43 reviews

wednesdaynn's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

genuinely so good, it completly wraps you in.

the book covers so many topics from a heartbeat fetish to rockstars... its so diverse and unique.

trigger warnings/spoilers next
<spoilers> this book does contain mentions of death, pedophilia, paranoia and other heavy subjects. if you easily get triggered by this dont read it. i personally can handle a lot of gore and usually enjoy it, but the way pedophile's are the opposite of demonized in this book, i'd watch out. <spoilers>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Trafficking, Sexual content, Child death, Self harm, Murder, and Mental illness

saoirsebb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Abandonment, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Trafficking, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Incest, Kidnapping, and Sexual violence

livbeveridge's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Cannibalism, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Trafficking

gcjay1994's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Ableism and Transphobia

lasafica_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Trafficking, and Transphobia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

Minor: Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Lesbophobia

nicnevin's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Short stories with a sinister edge, Enriquez writes of a vivid, dark modern world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Abortion, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

katarinaroed's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, and Sexual content

marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

Newly available in English, The Dangers of Smoking in Bed is a knockout collection of literary horror by Argentine journalist Mariana Enríquez, read flawlessly and tantalizingly by Rebecca Soler.  Readers will learn of Angelita, a walking infant corpse; of a woman who fetishizes the human heart; of an enigmatic pop star whose latest album, Meat, inspires a new kind of craze.  All of the stories are narrated by women—clever women who struggle to express their sexuality, who want to believe in something, who nurture and devour at once.  Fans of Carmen Maria Machado, what are you waiting for? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Sexual content, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Mental illness

Moderate: Blood, Suicide, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, and Drug use

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Vomit, Terminal illness, and Pedophilia

gothlibrarian's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Self harm, Gore, Vomit, Child death, Excrement, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Cannibalism, Body horror, Blood, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Ableism

Minor: Transphobia and Rape