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A review by erinbarton
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
4.5
a weird and wonderful collection of spooky magical realism/horror stories set in Buenos Aires
fave stories: angelita unearthed, where are you dear heart?, no birthdays or baptisms, kids who come back, back when we talked to the dead, our lady of the quarry
update: coming back after nearly 6 months after finishing to update this from 4 stars to 4.5 - i think about these stories constantly, and this collection has been the bar to which i’ve compared every other short horror collection i’ve read this year. also added our lady of the quarry to my fave stories list above; initially reading i thought it was good but not a clear favourite, but it’s sinisterness and imagery has really stuck with me. i can see myself upping the rating to 5 stars potentially in the future after a reread
fave stories: angelita unearthed, where are you dear heart?, no birthdays or baptisms, kids who come back, back when we talked to the dead, our lady of the quarry
update: coming back after nearly 6 months after finishing to update this from 4 stars to 4.5 - i think about these stories constantly, and this collection has been the bar to which i’ve compared every other short horror collection i’ve read this year. also added our lady of the quarry to my fave stories list above; initially reading i thought it was good but not a clear favourite, but it’s sinisterness and imagery has really stuck with me. i can see myself upping the rating to 5 stars potentially in the future after a reread
Content Warnings
Graphic: Excrement
Minor: Child abuse, Grief, Self harm, and Child death