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Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez

6 reviews

crispr_breadboard's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Body horror, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Death, Child death, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

baccou's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Grief, Physical abuse, Violence, War, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Terminal illness, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Domestic abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Vomit, Alcohol, and Drug use

gtierk's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

It might be insane to say an already 600+ page book should have been longer, but the resolution felt a little rushed to me. Information comes slowly (you won't understand some major plot points until ~400 pages in) but, at least for me, satisfyingly. Not for the squeamish, as mutilation and child abuse are depicted extensively throughout the novel, but an interesting reflection on fate/free will and the legacy of class and violence in Argentina following the military dictatorship 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Suicide attempt, Death, Death of parent, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Gore, Child abuse, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Car accident and Abandonment

Minor: Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Homophobia, and Animal death

mariafernanda993's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I loved this - argentinian gothic horror with magical realism and historical elements, couldn't ask for more. It felt weirdly like a book version of Hereditary. I was only a bit disappointed by the ending, though not enough to damage the overall experience. Hold my coffee, need to go read Mariana Enríquez' entire bibliography.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Child abuse, Violence, Torture, Blood, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Colonisation, Suicide, Body horror, Terminal illness, Slavery, Cannibalism, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Physical abuse

olivesolivesolivess23's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

An extremely unsettling supernatural epic set amidst the backdrop of the dictadura in Argentina. 

With its evocative and imaginative writing soaked with visceral images of gore and violence, this is a very challenging and difficult read. 

However, Enriquez’s masterful storytelling and characterisation make  OSON a really compelling and impactful book to immerse yourself in. 

I really enjoyed the multi character perspectives and the intersections between them. Definitely will reread again at a later date! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Colonisation, Medical trauma, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Slavery, Gore, Homophobia, Genocide, Grief, Sexual content, War, Child abuse, Child death, Suicide attempt, Torture, Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Animal death, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Ableism, Blood, Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

torilara's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Body horror, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Murder, Car accident, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Gore, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Self harm, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Terminal illness

Moderate: Sexual assault, Abandonment, Sexual content, Addiction, Homophobia, Police brutality, Alcohol, Child death, Mass/school shootings, and Slavery

Minor: Infidelity, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cannibalism, Classism, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Abortion, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Eating disorder, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Rape