Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez

72 reviews

janika96's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Vomit, Trafficking, and Suicidal thoughts

librarymouse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-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

3.0

This was a quick read. The shorter stories felt like an RL Stine book, but vulgar. "Kids Who Come Back" had unnecessary use of transphobic slurs, but was the longest and most engaging story in the book.
Copious references to and depictions of bodily fluid didn't necessarily add to the horror, but made reading this a bit disgusting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Sexual content, Cursing, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Addiction, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Suicide, Transphobia, Blood, Child death, and Self harm

Moderate: Abandonment

kjboldon's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

4.25

Enter at your own risk: rape, violence, cannibalism, self harm, suicide, use of transphobic slurs by a character and a whole bunch else. This book is bonkers, horrifying on purpose, and not for the faint of heart. But wow was it a ride. Dark AF. I was reading along and feeling like I was doing OK even though horror isn't usually my jam, then I got to the story on heartbeats. Whoa. So, there's lots of landmines and triggers here. Take care of yourself as you read this and if something upsets you, skip to the next story or put it down. But reading to the end gets you a fabulous story about teen girls and a Ouija board. This is scary, spooky AF, and part of that is the way the supernatural and the everyday horrors overlap and bleed into one another. I think Mary Shelley and Shirley Jackson and Patricia Highsmith would all be proud that this work stands on their (and many others') shoulders. Did you enjoy Carmen Maria Machado's Her Body and Other Parties? This reminded me of that, but even more so. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Self harm, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Trafficking, Blood, Violence, Vomit, Mental illness, Sexual content, Murder, Sexual assault, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

elchivovivo's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Terror cotidiano, cercano, femenino, latinoamericano.

Refrescan las voces así: que pareciera que sólo escriben. Que sólo te cuentan.

Mariana crea un imaginario gore entregado de forma tan lacónica y deadpan que resulta, de cierta manera, chistoso.

El horror entra entre risas.

Favoritos:

El desentierro de la angelita.

Pone el tono. Un bebe zombie, deshaciéndose, pudriéndose frente a su pariente, que simplemente la saca a pasear. Los mejores cuentos serán así: terror que ocurre y que no inmuta a las protagonistas, que no supera el terror exiatencial.

El algibe

Terror enserio. Similar a un malviaje de ácido en el que crees que ya te quedaste loco y que ves a la cara el abismo de la aniquilación total de tu vida.

Donde estas corazón y Carne

Alegorías ambas sobre la obsesión. Una libido tan desenfrenada que necesita romper la caja torácica o comerse al objeto amado.

Cuando hablábamos con los muertos  , La Rambla Triste y Ni cumpleaños ni bautizos.

Las tres, de cierta manera, sugieren el descomunal poder del más allá malevolente. A veces basta con un roce o una visita única u ocasional para descolocar una vida humana por completa y lanzarla al abismo del horror más profundo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Slavery, Kidnapping, Gore, Blood, Death, Rape, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction

warlockdorian's review

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Excrement, Rape, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

msteasam's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

3.5

I don't usually click with short story collections because they tend to leave too much unexplored or don't develop the story well enough. Some of these felt like full stories and some were cut off way too soon and let me unsatisfied.
Overall an interesting and unsettling collection.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror and Addiction

Minor: Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Transphobia, Child death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Child abuse, Death, Self harm, Trafficking, and Excrement

befnie's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Excrement, Cannibalism, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts

laurajeangrace's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Sexual content, Vomit, Murder, and Cannibalism

maggies's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Heavy on the horror, I think this collection of short stories will stay with me. Just about every content warning applies, though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Gore, Rape, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Excrement, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Vomit

anouk_adriana's review

dark fast-paced

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

3.25

What the fuck

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Abortion, Addiction, Gore, Cannibalism, Trafficking, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death of parent, Medical content, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Vomit, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicide