hamletseinquieta 's review for:

The Transmigration of Bodies by Yuri Herrera, Lisa Dillman

5.0

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I also read Signs before this one, but this novella has a much stronger ending. It is a perfect noir story set during a pandemic with utter indifference to what the pandemic is about, and that’s why it’s the best “pandemic” story I’ve read. It is a full world, and yes, you have to get past a few noir tropes, but the author is consciously playing with them. It also has one of the most visceral openings I’ve read. It might be 2020 that’s making me bump it up to a 5, but Herrera weaves such a compelling story, I’m okay with it.