bookscatsandjazz's review
5.0
A consistently good collection of weird short stories. Dark, imaginative, and intriguing. There is quite a lot of body horror . The prose is engaging and beautiful.
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(and a couple of stories you probably should not read while pregnant)tbutton's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
karlakayjenniges's review
5.0
"How I came to be here is clouded by fear and an instinctual need to be somewhere else, a safe place I cannot recall."
Often times short stories can fall flat. Some that are liked more than others and some that just do not leave a lasting impression.
This is not that book!
Every story was fantastic! Every. Single. One. These stories are worthy of diving into over and over!
A touch on many sub-genre's written with amazing effectiveness that had me completely captured by the darkness within. Visceral, grotesque, the stuff of nightmares, taking us to places of fear and dread.
An absolutely marvelous reading experience and highly recommended!
Often times short stories can fall flat. Some that are liked more than others and some that just do not leave a lasting impression.
This is not that book!
Every story was fantastic! Every. Single. One. These stories are worthy of diving into over and over!
A touch on many sub-genre's written with amazing effectiveness that had me completely captured by the darkness within. Visceral, grotesque, the stuff of nightmares, taking us to places of fear and dread.
An absolutely marvelous reading experience and highly recommended!
splatterelli's review
4.0
Imaginative and gory
Think Naked Lunch, Dead Alive, Metamorphosis, and John Waters mixed into a giant visceral ball. These were some highly imaginative, and gory short stories.
Think Naked Lunch, Dead Alive, Metamorphosis, and John Waters mixed into a giant visceral ball. These were some highly imaginative, and gory short stories.
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