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nefarious_rat's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Medical trauma, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria
boquitap4sion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Rape, and Kidnapping
wenyd1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Abortion
It's a disturbing book and some of them are really nasty in the wrong way. Abduction and childpornwednesdaynn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
the book covers so many topics from a heartbeat fetish to rockstars... its so diverse and unique.
trigger warnings/spoilers next
<spoilers> this book does contain mentions of death, pedophilia, paranoia and other heavy subjects. if you easily get triggered by this dont read it. i personally can handle a lot of gore and usually enjoy it, but the way pedophile's are the opposite of demonized in this book, i'd watch out. <spoilers>
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Trafficking, Cannibalism, and Murder
gcjay1994's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
biblizo's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
This collection called my name. I love horror writing, and I love short story collections. Enriquez delivered with a collection of dark and mysterious fiction.
It's certainly possible that many North American readers might discount this collection as "not scary enough" due to the ways in which we are desensitized to overt gore and crashing scores in horror films. However, this collection is, in all the best ways, deeply scary. It isn't overt, but rather so subtle. There are stories that end so abruptly that one is left to question what really happened, and it is in that reflection that the stories haunt you.
This was a quick read, and a beautiful piece of translated work. I can't imagine that any of the original artistry was lost in this translation to English, and if it was, what a gift to native speakers to be able to enjoy this book in its original form.
CW for this book include sexual assault, drug addiction, suicide, cannibalism, and transphobia.
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Incest, Pedophilia, and Kidnapping
Minor: Transphobia