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Nossa Parte de Noite

Mariana Enríquez, Elisa Menezes

4.2 AVERAGE

ajbanta's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense

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A sweeping, absorbing story. Supernatural horror mixed with historical fiction set in Argentina of the 1960s-1990s. Fewer slasher-y sudden scares, more grotesque sinister dark magic with characters and imagery that will certainly haunt me, and complex familial relationships that question notions of loyalty, love, and sacrifice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War

lwestfahl's review against another edition

5.0

medium-paced

antoniogsilva's review against another edition

4.0

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Um livro que é muito mais que uma história de horror. Tendo a ditadura argentina como pano de fundo, vão aparecendo inúmeras referências ao folclore argentino, a músicas e lugares. Não conhecia nada da Mariana Henríquez, mas fiquei bastante curioso para ler as outras obras da autora.

smaczliwka's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

racjohn's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

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This is a kind of fantasy novel which is not badly written in fact if I had all the time in the world I may read and enjoy it it’s just really my thing

hodgepodgeandmiscellany's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

jcienfuegos's review against another edition

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Un libro diferente, muy interesante en muchos momentos, pero con el que no he acabado de conectar del todo. Creo que el caos y la falta de foco y linealidad en la historia están hechas a propósito, pero aun así me han ido sacando de la trama en los momentos en que más dentro estaba.

sialia95's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is an extremely violent and disturbing book. The political backdrop and character arcs were great but it was so drawn out and the payoff was not satisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Alcoholism, Genocide, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Colonisation

nledge's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Everything about this book is fantastic except that it kept getting in its own way. The characters are great, the plot is great, the writing is great, the ending is top notch but how it tells its story... 

While the story is all connected, chapters feel like short stories told from different characters perspectives. So often one chapter will reveal something big, only for the next chapter to take 150 pages for that character to realize the same thing. At times it just left me begging the story to keep moving, especially in the first half. I didn't actually realize the importance of things until the story came together. But, despite the ending being so good I can't get past how frustrating parts of it felt. 

It's frustrating because this book is incredible, and yet I often could not wait until it was over. My mind is torn in two directions on this novel and that's a weird feeling.

And also, that's that. 

vulpinewood's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Un chef-d'œuvre. 

Enríquez ne bronche pas, ne fléchit jamais. C'est un récit dur, souffrant: les traumas, la maladie et la douleur chronique, l'horreur inéluctable sous-jacente aux abus des inégalités sociales. À aucun moment la plume ne se soumet à une quelconque pudeur, et c'est là sa plus grande force, ce qui accroche l'attention (comme des griffes) et ne lâche jamais le morceau.

La construction des personnages est magistrale. La trame narrative est une toile complexe, ficelée avec une précision chirurgicale; aucun détail n'est laissé pour compte. Une relecture s'impose et sera un cadeau.