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A review by literaryjunarin
Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez
dark
3.0
I think I'm getting the vibes of books written by authors from South America now. This book is quintessentially Argentina while the other book I read: Jawbone by Monica Ojeda is from Ecuador. These two books have the same color and atmosphere which I both loved. There is a particular type of grace in the way they tell dark tales.
However, short stories collection is always a hit or miss. For this one, there's more miss, unfortunately. I enjoyed the various allegories about mental health from ghosts to abandoned houses to skulls. I thought those were well-crafted. The stories about alcohol and drugs though are unsettling, yes, but lacking impact to be remembered.
The other stories have open endings which are WAY TOO OPEN to be satisfactory.
However, short stories collection is always a hit or miss. For this one, there's more miss, unfortunately. I enjoyed the various allegories about mental health from ghosts to abandoned houses to skulls. I thought those were well-crafted. The stories about alcohol and drugs though are unsettling, yes, but lacking impact to be remembered.
The other stories have open endings which are WAY TOO OPEN to be satisfactory.