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tahsintries's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Blood, Excrement, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Transphobia
ahnminjim's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Dementia, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Abortion and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Eating disorder, Rape, and Trafficking
margztgz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
og_tomatogirl's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Blood
allyah's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.0
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
moraofthestory's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Eating disorder, Transphobia, Trafficking, and Stalking
Minor: Excrement
internationalreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Abortion, and Murder
patricia_epub's review against another edition
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Police brutality, and Grief
readingtheother's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, and Death
Minor: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
banksynb's review against another edition
3.5
- Adela’s House
- An Invocation of the Big-Eared Runt
- Things We Lost in the Fire
Admittedly, I am not one to read short stories so when I do dive into a collection, I’m often left wondering if I have the ability to recognize the literary devices at work and whether I am fully appreciating what the author is trying to achieve.
There is no doubt that the version of Argentina that Enriquez has painted is vividly, and unsettlingly, brought to life in these pages. There is definitely a tension I felt turning each page, and that atmosphere, that feeling that you are walking a fine line between the familiar and the uncanny or outright macabre. It did feel appropriate to the tone of the stories to feel compelled to keep reading.
I was particularly drawn in by the prevailing theme of how women experience the world, how they navigate their relationships with each other, with their partners, their communities, and with the powers that be, and the abuse or violence enacted against them (and how they respond to that mistreatment).
However, many of the stories felt truncated to me. Just as I felt invested, the story would end. Or, the story would feel sparse, like I was missing the details that would really round it out and make it click for me. On one hand, for a collection of horror stories, it did read almost how ghost stories would be told around the fire (like a Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark but for adults). However, I was often left wanting more. Maybe this is just the short story format I am not used to reading. Maybe it would be remedied by reading the stories in their original Spanish (definitely do read the note from the translator though - it definitely added an extra layer for me). In the end, I’d still recommend this collection and would be interested in reading more from Enriquez as well as influences referenced in the note from the translator.
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Rape, and Suicide