Reviews tagging 'Death'

Diecinueve garras y un pájaro oscuro by Agustina Bazterrica

47 reviews

sp00ky_girl28's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Suicide

kavliz's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Beautifully unhinged and absolutely grim. My mind went to places and thoughts it hadn't visited for some time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Suicide, and Murder

priscillarobock's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

salemander's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Suicide

kaitoro_walker13's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-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

4.75

Wow.
I went into this book expecting a normal book of short stories. Boy was I wrong.
This is one of the most shocking, disturbing, fantastic short story collections I have ever read.
Not only did it shake me to the core, it gripped me with interesting characters, great writing and fluctuating story length. 
Marvellous.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Abandonment

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Sexual content and Abortion

kirstym25's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse and Pedophilia

magsnificent's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A

5.0

My first five star of 2024. 

Where to begin on this book? It was so impactful, and my first thought was that I was so glad I bought it instead of borrowing it from the library. 
This book was listed as horror, and while it does deal with some horror-like themes, I find it more psychological and just dark themed than anything. 

What stuck out to me the most about this book were the themes of loss. I found myself clutching this book to my chest after every story and absorbing it. 

Please don't go in to this book expecting something scary. If you like dark and psychological, stories that make you think, then definitely DEFINITELY go for this one. I will be re reading. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Slavery, Blood, Cannibalism, Abortion, Death of parent, and Abandonment

kjlewis494's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• 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, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent

iseefirede's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

3.0

A decent collection of spooky short stories. The sentences can be very long and that made it a little harder for me to read. Given how short the stories were it was hard to appreciate them completely. Some of the stories felt rushed and would have been better flushed out more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Death, Grief, and Murder

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Blood, and Alcohol