Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez

14 reviews

wiley_coyote5's review

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Transphobia, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Torture

This is a dark, heavy book. Each story is about awful people, doing selfish things and getting punished for it.

elenamiles's review

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Suicide, Death, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Child death, Medical trauma, Murder, and Violence

betris's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Body horror, Trafficking, Torture, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness

Minor: Eating disorder

denlia's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Torture, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Animal death, Body horror, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Excrement, Homophobia, Death, Drug use, Terminal illness, and Transphobia

dale1997's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Pedophilia, Blood, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Torture, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Gore, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Child death, Transphobia, and Violence

ruddsreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Suicide, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, and Body horror

izzyknight's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I have never read a book like this. Horrific, haunting and addictive. I usually don’t love short story collections but that did not put me off with this, I enjoyed the snapshots of disturbed worlds the structure allowed. I thought some stories were stronger than others but each had such a twisted core, I was relentlessly engaged. Some parts were so disgusting, so disturbing I had to put the book down but that was clearly the intention of the author. A very well writing collection and one that will haunt me for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Transphobia

qqjj's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Body horror, Pedophilia, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Drug abuse, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, and Abandonment

cwatson1234's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Murder, Gore, Violence, and Torture

toffishay's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

All of these stories are really affecting. The characters feel so real and the fear can be very intense, but in a way that is so matter of fact that makes it all the more terrifying. My favorite stories were "Angelita Unearthed", "The Well", "The Lookout", and "Where Are You, Dear Heart?" If you like Ottessa Moshfegh, Shirley Jackson, Kelly Link, or Amber Sparks but want a little more of a horror leaning, then I think you will find something to enjoy from this collection.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Body horror, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Torture, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Grief

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Excrement, Murder, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Alcoholism

Minor: Xenophobia, Abortion, and Miscarriage