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laurenvoice's review against another edition
3.0
The Head ⭐⭐.5 - I was not quite sure what to make of this story. I neither liked nor disliked this story; I left it feeling indifferent. However, I have questions about how unconcerned the family was about this head randomly appearing.
The Embodiment ⭐⭐⭐.5 - okay, wow that ending! This story was full of judgmental people judging a situation that had nothing to do with them. Also, whilst reading this story, I realised that no one in this Twilight Zone themed book questions anything!
Cursed Bunny ⭐⭐⭐ - this one had quite a slow start. However, it picked up the pace during the curse part, although the ending to the curse part was quite rushed. The ending to the story seemed meh.
The Frozen Finger ⭐⭐⭐ - this story was a mix of being predictable yet having no clue what was happening. There are a lot of questions.
Snare ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - I liked this one a lot. It was gory and weird, which is right up my street.
Goodbye, My Love ⭐⭐ - stories about AI aren't really my sort of thing.
Scars ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 - this is my favourite story in this short story collection. I found this story engrossing and sad. However, I did find the ending a bit weird; nonetheless, I loved the rest of the story.
Home Sweet Home ⭐⭐.5 - not sure what was going on here; it felt like a haunted house story.
Ruler of the Winds and Sands ⭐⭐⭐ - again, this was not really my type of story. However, the imagery used in this story was good.
Reunion ⭐⭐⭐ - this was a ghost story with quite the ending.
Overall, I did enjoy this collection of short stories. Bora Chung tackled the darker themes of her story well and included some beautiful imagery that set the scenes in some of these stories.
Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, and Excrement
slimepuppy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Reunion was incredible, and definitely the best way to end this collection, despite being the most normal of the stories.
Best stories: The Embodiment, Cursed Bunny, The Frozen Finger (the only one genuinely creepy), Home Sweet Home and Reunion (so so sad!!)
Worst stories: Goodbye, My Love (it's been so overdone 😴) and The Head (the ending ruined it for me)
The rest is either okay or just not worth mentioning.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Car accident, Cannibalism, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Incest, Murder, Violence, Pregnancy, Suicide, Torture, and Vomit
lisadakeii's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Child abuse, and Violence
hellokittikovacs's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Blood, Animal death, Death, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Body horror, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Slavery, and Physical abuse
avispa_nightriver's review against another edition
Graphic: Incest, Violence, Body horror, and Child abuse
oliviachoudhry's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, and Incest
mollylikethedrug_'s review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Death
Minor: Incest
x_bookworm_x's review against another edition
4.5
I also think there was quite a strong folklore element to quite a few stories, which I liked but I haven’t rlly seen mentioned before.
Just a note, some of the stories do have some rather effed up content so be warned.
Moderate: Incest, Miscarriage, Rape, and Child abuse
perfectplaces's review against another edition
5.0
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just so good. every story in here was like wow. wow. i’m in shock. i can’t even pick a favourite.
mind the trigger warnings! there are a LOT and each story has different ones but i’ve tried to tag the most significant.
Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Suicide, Incest, and Body horror
Moderate: Confinement, Excrement, and Rape
meganrae047's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Body horror and Blood
Moderate: Death, Excrement, Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Violence
Minor: Car accident and Incest