Reviews - Eyes Guts Throat Bones

463 reviews for:

Eyes Guts Throat Bones

Moïra Fowley-Doyle

4.03 AVERAGE

fluffygengar's review against another edition

3.0

The good thing about antologies like this one is that you'll love some stories.

The bad thing about antologies like this one is that you'll hate some stories.

jasminenesta's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

justkirstie's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

we love a short story collection and we accept that not every story in a short story collection is going to be an absolute banger

but most of these were absolute bangers for me
and the duds were, at worst, just a bit "eh"

the loosest of story rankings follows under the cut (but not any actual reviews - even though i did write up my thoughts after each story)
(it's important that my opinions remain emotionally-driven and completely unverifiable) (i'm just here for the vibes, baby)

the most delicious
Flowers
Playing house
Rath
The summoning
Such a pretty face
The carrier
What would you give for a treat like me
Saying its name breaks it
Sad Straight Sex at the End of the World

no thanks, i'm full
Break-up poem recited knee-deep in bog water
Big round ball of light and the water
Two truths and a lie
Nature morte
Only corpses stay
A different beat

kpcrossy's review against another edition

4.0

4/5⭐️: queer, Irish modern folklore, with loadsa wee lesbians and plenty of horror. The first story, “What Would You Give for a Treat Like Me,” was one of my favourites: a post-apocalyptic horror with fairytale elements (think people turning into wolf cubs and gingerbread). I also loved “Flowers,” a powerful, witchy, sapphic love story, where two girls kissing makes the sky rain violets and peonies, but later causes tornadoes and landslides. “The Summoning” was another standout, it follows a girl who summons “an interdimensional demon from some kind of hell world” to her uni campus, with chaotic (and darkly funny) results. Like all short story collections, it’s occasionally a mixed bag, and some were more forgettable than others. Since all of them have apocalyptic vibes, there’s a little bit of repetition in the themes and in some of the description too. That said, this collection is really inventive, and if you enjoy horror, end-of-the-world vibes, and bodies doing strange things, you’ll find plenty to love here.

nicky_rondo's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

diannespanner's review against another edition

5.0

Absolutely superb, hot, beautiful, gay, disturbing, a lot of other words. I will think about a lot of these stories for a long time. I wish some of them were epic films. Just fucking great.