Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Contes d'amour de folie et de mort by Horacio Quiroga

3 reviews

leguinstan's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, and Violence

relation romantique entre un homme de 18 ans et une fille de 14 ans dans "Une saison d'amour".

isarza's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

A collection of short stories about madness and death. If you like Edgar Allan Poe you might enjoy this. Very well written. 

I specially enjoyed "la gallina degollada", it's shocking and horrifying. Not all of the stories were horror but that one in particular gave me the chills. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, and Death

chuchi's review against another edition

dark funny reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, and Child death