Reviews - Eyes Guts Throat Bones

469 reviews for:

Eyes Guts Throat Bones

Moïra Fowley-Doyle

4.03 AVERAGE

arkhamsam's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

lovefromhannah's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Deliciously dark sapphic stories. Perfect start to autumn reading!

oneoftheaudience's review against another edition

4.5

mysterious reflective tense 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: Complicated

laurenbookishtwins's review against another edition

4.0

EYES GUTS THROAT BONEST is a superb collection of adult horror short stories. Moïra Fowley-Doyle has created an immersive collection of imaginative short stories, incorporating a wide range of genres so I would say these would appeal to lots of different types of readers. It was also so beautifully written and it's very queer & very sapphic. Some of my favourites were:
- Nature Morte
- Only Corpses Stay
- Rath
- Big Round ball of Light and the Water

I'd say there are lots of trigger warnings, for example; self-harm, graphic bodily horror, violence, and eating disorder behavior, loss of a loved one, grief -- amongst others..so I would go into this lightly.

nearisfresh's review against another edition

4.0

Phenomenal book overall. I've not read many short story compilations, so I'm not incredibly familiar with the format, but nearly every story here had me hooked. I must admit I'm a sucker for anything queer, so the plethora of gay stories were exactly what I wanted. There were some ups and downs, with some stories definitely being weaker and less focused, but altogether I had a lot of fun reading it and finding out just where everything would go. Strongly recommend if you want to read about love and sex and feelings, abstracted into a smorgasbord of grotesque horror images and tongue-in-cheek references to metaphorical violence.

elwirax's review

2.0

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

2.2 stars overall.

I appreciated how each section explored distinct themes: 'eyes' focused on seeing the truth and horrors of the real world, 'guts' dealt with expressing internal struggles through body horror, 'throat' dealt with suppression and the consequences of expression and 'bones' examined survival and transformation.

That being said, I did not really find many of the plots engaging or particularly scary. I enjoyed 'nature morte', 'only corpses stay', 'flowers' and 'big round ball of light and the water' the most from this collection.

EYES
Such a Pretty Face: 2 stars
The Summoning: 1.5 stars
A Different Beat: 1.5 stars

GUTS
what would you give for a treat like me: 2 stars
the carrier: 2 stars
playing house: 3 stars

sad straight sex at the end of the world: 2 stars

THROATS
flowers: 3 stars
big round ball of light and the water: 3 stars
saying its name breaks it: 2.5 stars
two truths and a lie: 1 star

BONES
nature morte: 3.5 stars
only corpses stay: 3.5 stars
rath: 2.5 stars
break-up poem recited knee-deep in bog water: 2.5 stars