A review by marywahlmeierbracciano
Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Our Share of Night is an inimitable masterpiece, a stunning work of literary horror.  Enríquez’s storytelling is breathtaking and immersive, with gritty, tightly-woven character relationships which evolve over decades.  At the novel’s center is a pagan cult like that of Argentina’s San La Muerte, which here is guided by heart-stopping nightmares and pure horror.  The book is chiefly, however, a heartbreaking story of father and son, colored by political violence, a culture of fear, and ties that bind.  I didn’t want it to end, and I want to read it again, immediately.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Racism, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Sexual content, Torture, War, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Excrement, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Rape, and Slavery

Minor: Suicide, Alcohol, Cancer, Cannibalism, Vomit, Colonisation, Eating disorder, and Racial slurs