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breezer's review against another edition
3.25
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*
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Rape, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Fire/Fire injury
allyah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Minor: Abandonment, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence
_fallinglight_'s review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicide, and War
Moderate: Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, Rape, and Vomit
moraofthestory's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Self harm, Rape, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Death, Murder, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Trafficking, Transphobia, Stalking, and Eating disorder
Minor: Excrement
georgiee_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Transphobia, Vomit, and Homophobia
petermedeiros1988's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence
kelsi_r's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Torture, and Eating disorder
chiaralzr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, Suicide, and Torture
linnkaren's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Self harm, and Murder
Moderate: Ableism, Transphobia, and Rape
banksynb's review against another edition
3.5
- Adela’s House
- An Invocation of the Big-Eared Runt
- Things We Lost in the Fire
Admittedly, I am not one to read short stories so when I do dive into a collection, I’m often left wondering if I have the ability to recognize the literary devices at work and whether I am fully appreciating what the author is trying to achieve.
There is no doubt that the version of Argentina that Enriquez has painted is vividly, and unsettlingly, brought to life in these pages. There is definitely a tension I felt turning each page, and that atmosphere, that feeling that you are walking a fine line between the familiar and the uncanny or outright macabre. It did feel appropriate to the tone of the stories to feel compelled to keep reading.
I was particularly drawn in by the prevailing theme of how women experience the world, how they navigate their relationships with each other, with their partners, their communities, and with the powers that be, and the abuse or violence enacted against them (and how they respond to that mistreatment).
However, many of the stories felt truncated to me. Just as I felt invested, the story would end. Or, the story would feel sparse, like I was missing the details that would really round it out and make it click for me. On one hand, for a collection of horror stories, it did read almost how ghost stories would be told around the fire (like a Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark but for adults). However, I was often left wanting more. Maybe this is just the short story format I am not used to reading. Maybe it would be remedied by reading the stories in their original Spanish (definitely do read the note from the translator though - it definitely added an extra layer for me). In the end, I’d still recommend this collection and would be interested in reading more from Enriquez as well as influences referenced in the note from the translator.
Moderate: Rape, Alcoholism, Animal death, Suicide, Drug abuse, Child abuse, and Gore