A review by poisoned_icecream
Human Sacrifices by María Fernanda Ampuero

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

None of these stories were easy to read. There is a lot of brutality and cruelty, but they also have much empathy for the flawed and often insufferable characters. Some are terrifying and others are heartbreaking. They are all going to stick with me for the rest of my life. I am definitely going to read more from this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Xenophobia, Excrement, Grief, Classism, Deportation