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Notre part de nuit by Mariana Enríquez

31 reviews

arayo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Biphobia, Confinement, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Genocide, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Vomit, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Car accident, and Pregnancy

vbarsi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

3.25

I really wanted to love this book. Parts of it were so beautifully (terrifyingly) written - I will think about some parts of this book always for their creep factor.  I wish I felt like more of those parts happen though. I found there were many parts of the book that were too slow and included information I found unnecessary (or maybe boring). The narrator perspective change was a nice touch - I think it helped re-engage me when I found a section of the book had gone on too long. It also really added depth to the story. I think its worth giving a shot if you’re into horror, but wasn’t my favorite 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder, Suicide, and Pregnancy

Ending was not as satisfying as I imagined.

emscordell's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Car accident, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

biobeetle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, Stalking, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Car accident and Murder

dfrancis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-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? No

5.0

This is probably one of my favorite books I’ve read in 2023. Despite it being so long, when I finished, I wanted even more. The writing/ translation is great. The characters are complicated and interesting. Not for the faint of heart, but so worth it. A beautiful and terrifying mix or horror, fantasy, and history. I recommend this to everyone who enjoys horror or occult type books. It’s truly a masterpiece 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

jacob_dion's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kathburke's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Genocide, Gore, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mimi30's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

Need to sit with with my thoughts for a minute and come back. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Violence, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Slavery, Terminal illness, Vomit, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, and Police brutality

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

Moderate: Drug use, Vomit, and Alcohol

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.0

This was one WEIRD and BIZARRE book! Gross in parts too. The translation was pretty good but there were some words/phrases that weren't quite right. Overall the story was pretty good, but the book was simply too long! I think you could have told the story in about 500pgs just less wordy and less description of disgusting things. 
Some characters were lovable and some weren't at all. I did like how a few characters from the start of the book came back and helped bring about the ultimate ending of the book. Overall an okay book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail