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A review by literaryjunarin
Of the Flesh by Susan Barker, Adorah Nworah, Irenosen Okojie, Mariana Enríquez, Emilia Hart, Bridget Collins, Lionel Shriver, Robert Lautner, J. K. Chukwu, Michel Faber, Evie Wyld, James Smythe, Lewis Hancox, Lavie Tidhar, Francine Toon, Louisa Young, Ainslie Hogarth, Lucy Rose
dark
medium-paced
3.5
Not sure when it started but sometime last year, I became a horror fan. As long as it's tagged horror, I will read it. However, for this collection, some stories do not even resemble horror. Well, some might be a bit unsettling, but on others, I just literally zoned out.
Out of 18, I liked these six stories.
'Apples' by Emilia Hart - a mother ate an apple which magically gave her the ability to hear and see other people's thoughts. Thrilling.
'Waffle Thomas' by Ainslie Hogarth - a woman fresh from a breakup went camping alone to "heal". Towards the end, I can only say, "what the fxckkkk??"
'The Smiling African Uncle' by Adorah Nworah - racism? Of course, that's scary.
'Carcinisation' by Lucy Rose - love the body horror on this. Vomit-inducing.
'BobAJob' by James Smythe - catfishing turned into something unimaginable. I enjoyed this.
Out of 18, I liked these six stories.
'Apples' by Emilia Hart - a mother ate an apple which magically gave her the ability to hear and see other people's thoughts. Thrilling.
'Waffle Thomas' by Ainslie Hogarth - a woman fresh from a breakup went camping alone to "heal". Towards the end, I can only say, "what the fxckkkk??"
'The Smiling African Uncle' by Adorah Nworah - racism? Of course, that's scary.
'Carcinisation' by Lucy Rose - love the body horror on this. Vomit-inducing.
'BobAJob' by James Smythe - catfishing turned into something unimaginable. I enjoyed this.