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A review by sdsmith80
The Trees Grew Because I Bled There: Collected Stories by Eric LaRocca
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
This book was brutal. Each story was so sad, dealing with grief and loss in some way. It's taken a few days for me to be able to sit down and write this. I needed time to sit with it.
The first story made me think of the loss of my mother, and how she held on to life until I was 13, hoping to help prepare me for life without her. I know that really isn't the same as this story, but still it made me think of her and cry.
The next one is probably my favorite. I loved the nods to Saint Maud, and the overall struggle the main character goes through. What can you do when your desires will harm people you love, but you can't control them? I wanted to reach out and shake her, and make her ask for help.
All of the stories were dark and tragic in their own way, leaving me feeling hopeless at the end. Eric LaRocca is a master of the bleak and heart wrenching.
The first story made me think of the loss of my mother, and how she held on to life until I was 13, hoping to help prepare me for life without her. I know that really isn't the same as this story, but still it made me think of her and cry.
The next one is probably my favorite. I loved the nods to Saint Maud, and the overall struggle the main character goes through. What can you do when your desires will harm people you love, but you can't control them? I wanted to reach out and shake her, and make her ask for help.
All of the stories were dark and tragic in their own way, leaving me feeling hopeless at the end. Eric LaRocca is a master of the bleak and heart wrenching.