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A review by orangewitchling
Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil by Ananda Lima
Did not finish book. Stopped at 62%.
I tried, I truly tried, but I couldn’t figure out what kind of horror stories these were. I truly don’t think these are horror at all, there was a hint of cannibalism and a possible haunting, but they felt more like metaphors for mental health and family trauma.
The whole “author” and “devil” as characters premise was interesting, but everything in the book felt disconnected and if there was a double meaning to them, I couldn’t figure it out.
There were some references about the fears and struggles of being an immigrant, which I hoped it would be explored more in the depth, but the stories and characters felt half-cooked.
The writing style was not linear and the stories were convoluted like the author couldn’t make up their mind about what they wanted to convey, which was frustrating as a reader. I think the premise was interesting and the stories with more development could’ve been great, but I was too busy being confused to actually enjoy them and at the end I was frustrated so DNF.
The whole “author” and “devil” as characters premise was interesting, but everything in the book felt disconnected and if there was a double meaning to them, I couldn’t figure it out.
There were some references about the fears and struggles of being an immigrant, which I hoped it would be explored more in the depth, but the stories and characters felt half-cooked.
The writing style was not linear and the stories were convoluted like the author couldn’t make up their mind about what they wanted to convey, which was frustrating as a reader. I think the premise was interesting and the stories with more development could’ve been great, but I was too busy being confused to actually enjoy them and at the end I was frustrated so DNF.