Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez

27 reviews

thenonbinaryc's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

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

ahnminjim's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Hate crime, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Addiction, Alcohol, Child death, Violence, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, and Mental illness

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Abortion

Minor: Trafficking, Ableism, Eating disorder, and Rape

missdaisyanna's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Gruesome. Properly grim. Made me grimace while I read it. Exactly what I was hoping it would do! I do wish some of them ended a little more closed than they did, less open-ended, open to interpretation, but otherwise just what I was looking for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Addiction, Alcohol, and Death

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: Alcoholism, Body horror, Drug use, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Suicide, and Violence

m4rtt4's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

The best collection of the best short stories I've ever read! Going into the book I didn't know what to expect nor did I have high expectations, but damn did this book prove me wrong in the most cursed, yet oddly beautiful way. Wouldn't recommend this for the most sensitive people, but if you're not easily distubed by the darker side of human lives, try this out! I've never visited Buenos Aires or anywhere similar, but I'd say I got a very authentic Argentina experience just from reading this book. As in, it was so well-written that it was easy for a total foreigner like me to imagine all the surroundings, even smell the scents or hear the songs.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Drug use, Gore, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Sexism

wimelire's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I really enjoyed this book as my first dark read. Very creative ways of speaking about the state of the country and political impacts of the last few decades through the lenses of mainly women. Some stories were disturbing to read at points when describing crime and horror but overall enjoyed reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Rape

allyah's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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