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Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica

4 reviews

priscillarobock's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Abortion, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Addiction, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Violence

iseefirede's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

3.0

A decent collection of spooky short stories. The sentences can be very long and that made it a little harder for me to read. Given how short the stories were it was hard to appreciate them completely. Some of the stories felt rushed and would have been better flushed out more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Self harm

Minor: Confinement, Death, Grief, and Murder

nonfictionfeminist's review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

2.5

These stories lean more literary, I think, which could be why I struggled to understand several of them (literary is not my genre!). There were a few gems, but for the most part, I found myself skimming through the stories to get the experience over with, and I was often bored. I had such high hopes for this book, but it definitely went a different route from Tender is the Flesh.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Eating disorder, Death, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Domestic abuse

marywahlmeierbracciano's review

challenging dark

5.0

For fans of Samanta Schweblin and Mariana Enríquez, Agustina Bazterrica is another Argentine powerhouse of feminist literary horror.  Much like her counterparts, Bazterrica uses horror to talk about violence against women, in many forms.  This well-rounded collection includes twenty unique and memorable stories touching on relationships, desire, Catholicism, control, endings, and more.  These stories are bold and breathtaking, dripping with blood.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Abandonment, Grief, and Body horror

Moderate: Sexual violence, Murder, Medical trauma, Blood, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Slavery, Self harm, Confinement, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Animal death, and Death

Minor: Abortion