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Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez

lunarflare's review against another edition

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5.0

jesus christ

kynikoskyon's review against another edition

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DNF @ 31%

Me cargó. He leído creepypastas de reddit que están mejor escritos.

giuliettaajello's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

czarnola's review against another edition

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Out of the six short stories I read, maybe one interested me a little more, but it was one of the shortest. The other ones left me indifferent – I didn't feel any fear, nor terror, nor greater disgust.

chupito's review against another edition

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4.0

"no me imaginaba un instituto para enfermos mentales sórdido y sucio y triste, me imaginabauna hermosa clínica llena de mujeres con la mirada perdida"

"Por eso, cuando de verdad las mujeres empezaron a quemarse, nadie les creyó"

unos cuentos muy originales, q dan muy mal royo y una ambientación impecable por lugares preciosos y precarios de Argentina

me encanta muchísimo cuando la autora añade datos súper turbios a las escenas con el único propósito de provocar malestar, de perturbar al lector, pero q no tienen ninguna relevancia ni justificación con la historia

y aunque al principio no me acababa de convencer, me gusta que los cuentos finalicen sin más, me gusta que acaben y se queden colgados, y no sé resuelvan, me parece que así parecen más reales

aunque sea ficción, la forma en la que se cuentan y el detalle, hace que 100% parezcan cuentas reales, me encantaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa son como mitos populares extremadamente turbios

lo q más me ha gustado ha sido la ambientación donde sitúa las historias, los lugares, los espacios, es lo q más me ha gustado imaginar

confusedwhale's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

lauraowl's review against another edition

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

3.75

mezzoanddolce's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

maerahel's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

heartsneedle's review

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4.0

4/5
Violence, Corruption, Gothic

"Sometimes you’re so hungry, so thirsty for something to fill you up, you’ve craved it for so long, but when you finally have it, it hurts going down. It’s not a medicine for what ails you. It might just be the thing that is keeping you sick”

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