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A review by dexlud
The Trees Grew Because I Bled There: Collected Stories by Eric LaRocca
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
4.0
The Trees Grew Because I Bled There is a beautiful short story collection by Eric LaRocca. Although it wasn’t my favourite of his works, I really enjoyed it. My favourite stories were ‘You’re Not Supposed To Be Here’ & ‘ The Flames Burned As Emerald As Grass’. I didn’t particularly enjoy the final story, as it was very odd, but other than that I really enjoyed this!
Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Abandonment, Animal death, Torture, Blood, Cancer, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Animal cruelty, Child death, Body horror, Car accident, Chronic illness, Cursing, Homophobia, Incest, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content