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Diecinueve garras y un pájaro oscuro by Agustina Bazterrica

20 reviews

smithreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

theinkwyrm's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.0

Dear sweet mercy this took so long to read and was so disappointing. I had really high expectations for this because I enjoyed Tender is the Flesh and still think about it pretty regularly, but this short story collection managed to dash almost every expectation I had in a mostly negative way. While most short story collections are generally uneven, for this one the scale is basically tipped over on its side because of how much the bad outweighs the good. While I did enjoy a couple stories (namely Unamuno’s Boxes, Perfect Symmetry, and The Continuous Equality of the Circumference- which no one will be able to convince me wasn’t inspired by the blueberry girl in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory- with special mention to Candy Pink and Teicher vs. Nietzsche), most of these were truly unbearably boring and over-written. I can’t believe any of these stories won awards. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicide

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, and Blood

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicide, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Incest, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Abortion

mynameisrebecca's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

tashasbooks's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.75

Nineteen Claws and A Black Bird is a translated book of 20 short stories that cover the macabre and disturbing. 

With each different story spanning different ideas and plots, there were obviously some that disturbed me and left a bigger impact. My favorites included: A Light, Swift, and Monstrous Sound; Roberto; Teicher vs. Nietzsche; and The Solitary Ones. Some of these stories are more reminiscent of a short horror story, whereas others explore themes that are gut-wrenching. 

In general, this book is extremely disturbing and is not a book of body or gore horror, but more psychological and these stories make you think and come to the realizations, nothing is straight forward. It invokes feelings of terror and disturbance, and overall I think that's the overarching goal when reading these. Just make sure to check trigger warnings ahead of time! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Animal cruelty

oglopfabool's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Suicide happens in the story written in 2nd person view, and when the reader shoots themselves, it’s described as a pleasant thing.

hayleyvharrington's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Mental illness, Abortion, and Death of parent

another_dahlia's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

nonfictionfeminist's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

2.5

These stories lean more literary, I think, which could be why I struggled to understand several of them (literary is not my genre!). There were a few gems, but for the most part, I found myself skimming through the stories to get the experience over with, and I was often bored. I had such high hopes for this book, but it definitely went a different route from Tender is the Flesh.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, and Blood