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Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez

55 reviews

dgnflue's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Rape, Suicide, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Death, and Child death

tahsintries's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, and Body horror

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Misogyny, and Rape

Minor: Transphobia

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

erinbarton's review against another edition

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

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

Minor: Suicide

danycatreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

Una colección de cuentos muy difícil de leer en el mejor sentido posible. Muchos cuentos de terror clásico como casas abandonadas, o apariciones y desapariciones repentinas, pero lo que une a todo el libro son las voces de mujeres, creando personajes difíciles y complejos. No todos los cuentos me encantaron, pero comprendo a lo que la autora quería llegar, y para mí eso es suficiente. Están hechos con tanta delicadeza que no puedo darle otro rating que no sea casi cinco estrellas.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Toxic friendship, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Medical trauma, Classism, Medical content, Body horror, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Self harm, Mental illness, Hate crime, Death, Gore, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Grief, 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

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

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

irenemarie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

• 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicide, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Gore, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Rape