Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez

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

jess_y's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

2.5

I just feel like magical realism isn’t my thing, I liked the concept of the stories, but the writing style and some of the content just weren’t for me.

Please check trigger warnings before picking this up - there’s a lot of them! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Violence

Minor: Child abuse

thenonbinaryc's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

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

nethmi's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Gore

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

erinbarton's review

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

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

Minor: Suicide

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: 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

priyas's review against another edition

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Drug abuse, and Rape

Minor: Ableism, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Homophobia

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

thebooksanctuary's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, and Police brutality

Minor: Excrement