Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez

75 reviews

millieinks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Drug use, Excrement, Gore, Self harm, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Violence, Death, Murder, Alcohol, Child abuse, Animal death, Child death, Rape, and Blood

dakotahreads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Excrement, and Self harm

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Abortion, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Animal death, Mental illness, Police brutality, and Racism

kelisabeth's review

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Addiction, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Sexual content, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Infidelity, Murder, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Racism, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Transphobia

kyra_joy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This book is beautiful written, it tells complex stories that explore a range or difficult topics like poverty, domestic violence, isolation in way that only horror can do. However I wouldn't say this is a book for the faint of heart all of it feels very very real and can be very graphic so make sure you read the content warnings before you dive in. Some stories I contected to more than others and the last one that the book is named after "The Things We Lost In The Fire" was absolutely beautifully heart breaking and I very much contected to it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Gore, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Rape, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Death, and Drug use

revafisheye's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• 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: Torture and Violence

Moderate: Body horror and Addiction

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

aisabel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

This was a very good book that gave me horrible nightmares

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Violence, Death, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

kaiulanilee's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Classism, Suicide, Sexism, Vomit, Body horror, Addiction, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Animal death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Ableism, Abortion, Blood, Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Murder

li22ie's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Rape, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Violence, and Torture

annabelle's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

A dark, eerie, and atmospheric collection of stories. All the stories felt deeply intimate yet reflective of society overall. The stories intersect with poverty, crime, sexism, and Argentina’s history. The horror is not always the unexplained or supernatural, it’s the darkness of reality. 

As with all collections, some stories were more gripping than others. I definitely recommend if you are looking for something spooky and atmospheric, but trigger warning for like everything. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Death, Police brutality, Self harm, Murder, Child death, and Body horror

oftheolivetree's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Eating disorder, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Blood, Body horror, Death, Murder, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Alcohol, Child abuse, Sexism, and Sexual assault