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A review by lilifane
Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
While Wilder Girls was a pleasant surprise, this was mostly a disappointment. The protagonist was too whiney for me. Her and basically all the characters were unrelatabel, their dialogues and actions weird and illogical. The twists (after the first one) very predictable.
The premise was cool again but I think I would have enjoyed it much much more if we had spent more time on the farm with Margot than in her head. The beginning was too long but the time Margot spent at Gram's way too short. What was it, 3 days for everything to happen? If it was several weeks, if we had more scenes with Margot and Tess (and Eli) and they actually formed some kind of friendship together, the horror and weirdness only slowly creeping upon us. I would have enjoyed that way more.
The premise was cool again but I think I would have enjoyed it much much more if we had spent more time on the farm with Margot than in her head. The beginning was too long but the time Margot spent at Gram's way too short. What was it, 3 days for everything to happen? If it was several weeks, if we had more scenes with Margot and Tess (and Eli) and they actually formed some kind of friendship together, the horror and weirdness only slowly creeping upon us. I would have enjoyed that way more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore