Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego by Mariana Enríquez

59 reviews

poisoned_icecream's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Vomit, Suicide, Self harm, Pregnancy, Drug use, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Ableism, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Racism, Gore, Alcohol, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic relationship

pasavedra's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Body horror, Child death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Mental illness, Police brutality, and Self harm

thenonbinaryc's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Abandonment, Abortion, Ableism, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Self harm, Rape, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Classism, Death, Sexual violence, Sexism, Murder, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Vomit, Violence, Transphobia, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Fatphobia

youreawizardjerry's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This book fucked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Self harm, Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, War, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Rape

erinbarton's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.5

didn’t enjoy as much as dangers of smoking in bed, the horror elements were a lot more subtle but still had some great stories. would love for mariana enriquez’s other works to be translated too

fave stories: the intoxicated years, adela’s house, spiderweb, no flesh over our bones

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Mental illness, Murder, Child death, Drug use, and Body horror

Moderate: Child abuse, Animal death, Eating disorder, Sexual violence, and Self harm

Minor: Suicide

ahnminjim's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Hate crime, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Addiction, Alcohol, Child death, Violence, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, and Mental illness

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Abortion

Minor: Trafficking, Ableism, Eating disorder, and Rape

diana_barv's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.5

No tengo idea de cómo empezar esta reseña. La narración es una joya, de eso no hay duda. Es clara y vívida, te atrae y atrapa a pesar del contenido. O tal vez precisamente por el contenido de las historias. Me dieron escalofríos, asco y miedo y aún así no podía dejar de leer. No la clase de libro con el que planeaba empezar el mes del pride, pero no me dio tiempo terminarlo en mayo. Al ser una antología no todos los cuentos fueron igual de buenos pero en su totalidad fue una cosa bárbara. Hubo unos que realmente me causaron emociones muy viscerales. Ponerle una calificación fue toda una deliveración pero 3.5 me parece suficiente, no porque sea malo sino porque no es la clase d e libro que me gusta y honestamente no sé porqué lo agarré en primer lugar. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Animal death

Moderate: Addiction

margztgz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• 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

I'm so stunned by this book I don't even know where to start. This is definitely one of the best short story collections I've ever read; every story was good. Every word uttered and story included was necessary and spellbinding. Mariana Enriquez knows how to capture the gothic and grotesque, and mixes it with scenes of Buenos Aires and the underbelly of society and suffering in a really interesting way. I became attached quickly to all of the characters, and intrigued yet horrified by many of the scenes. Definitely one of my favorite reads this year.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Drug use, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Suicide, and Violence

manuelac's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

breezer's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

3.25

The Dirty Kid 3.5*
The Inn 2*
The Intoxicated Years 1* 
Adela's House 5*
An Invitation of the Big Eared Runt 2*
Spiderweb 4* 
End of Term 3*
No Flesh Over Our Bones 3.5*
The Neighbour's Courtyard 4*
Under the Black Water 5* 
Green Red Orange 4* 
Things We Lost in the Fire 2.5*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Rape, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Fire/Fire injury