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A review by onelittlearchive
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The story Kylie Lee Baker has crafted is a heavy one. It felt as though a weight had settled on my chest as I followed Cora’s through her new dark reality. This horror story covers so much and there is truly so much to dissect - Loss, Grief, Mental Health, Anti-Asian sentiment, Racism, Multiculturism.
Set during the 2020 COVID19 pandemic, Bat Eater follows young Cora Zheng as she tries to navigate what might just be the end of the world. Her sister is violently murdered right before her shortly after the lockdowns take place and to make ends meet she takes the unconventional job of being a crime scene cleaner. As a someone with OCD the cleaning, no matter how grotesque, is something Cora knows she can do. The rest of her life, however, is just some endless void. She is the absence of a person, seeing herself as a barely there echo of her late sister.
What to expect:
Set during the 2020 COVID19 pandemic, Bat Eater follows young Cora Zheng as she tries to navigate what might just be the end of the world. Her sister is violently murdered right before her shortly after the lockdowns take place and to make ends meet she takes the unconventional job of being a crime scene cleaner. As a someone with OCD the cleaning, no matter how grotesque, is something Cora knows she can do. The rest of her life, however, is just some endless void. She is the absence of a person, seeing herself as a barely there echo of her late sister.
What to expect:
- Hungry Ghosts
- OCD Representation
- Gore
- Racist Serial Killers
- Your Auntie is always right
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