Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez

59 reviews

isitamonito's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Self harm, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

eli99's review

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

This book had some good stories and some they weren't worth it. It's the type of crazy horror that I love. Boardering on reality. I love reading books like this that have been translated to English because you can tell a bit of the cultural difference as well. Horror and ghost stories are so different between cultures. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Transphobia

fabscarl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Transphobia

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

sparringego8's review against another edition

The stories were too ambiguous, used normal bodily functions too often and didn't really have the horror vibe it was selling. Perhaps there is more depth to these stories if you come from a Latinx background but I didn't find them that engaging.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexual content, Excrement, and Injury/Injury detail

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

I enjoyed some in this selection, felt some were very meh, but overall enjoyed the writing and creepy factor. Def check trigger warnings because some of it can be quite graphic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

diegocanread's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Es una locura algunas veces

ava_lanche's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

Twelve eerie stories that thrive in the mysteries they create! These mysteries are not meant to be solved, only experienced through the eyes of different Argentine women whose voices have been quieted, either by shame and insanity or by the ever-present fear of it.

Hailing from impoverished slums, trafficked children haunt the streets; raped and murdered girls reappear in silence; mothers curse their daughters; girls are possessed and scarred yet no one believes them. Crushed rib cages and torn entrails – anatomical obsessions turn bloody. Here, what is not said is the most powerful.

As with most collections of stories, some pieces are stronger than others. Many of these stories feel a little... unfinished. Some endings are unsatisfactory, which is such a shame, as most of the premises are unusually creative and thought-provoking.

However, "The Well", "Where Are You, Dear Heart?" and "Rambla Triste" were definite highlights. I also liked "The Cart" and "The Kids Who Come Back".

The stories work well together, and create a Buenos Aires that is filled with danger – physical, mental and paranormal. The poisons of the city has taken on a ghostly shape, and the repercussions are felt mostly by the women, whether it's their bodies or their minds that are marked by violence, and whether the sins are committed by people or by ghosts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Excrement, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

doriandelioncourt's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail