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isarza's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Mis cuentos favoritos fueron "la casa de Adela", "nada de carne sobre nosotras", "bajo el agua negra". "Bajo el agua negra" me recordó a Lovecraft y me gustó esta referencia.
Quisiera leer "los peligros de fumar en la cama" que dicen que es aún mejor.
Odié el final de "el patio del vecino" Trigger warning por tener escenas de maltrato animal.
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, and Blood
Minor: Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Rape, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail
katievh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, and Violence
Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, and Classism
Minor: Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Transphobia, Murder, and Pregnancy
booktribe's review against another edition
4.0
Average rating: 3.7 ⭐️’s
I wish a lot of the stories had been longer!
Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, and Suicide
Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, and Rape
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racism, Suicide, Torture, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, and War
arenas_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, and Blood
cass_lit's review against another edition
2.25
1) The format. These were short stories that didn’t seem interconnected, but most (I think at least one wasn’t) were told in first person. This means as soon as you figure out who your narrator is, because there’s no omniscient one to tell you, you’re moving onto another narrator. I don’t dislike short stories or essays as a rule, but this one really didn’t work for me.
2) The content. What the fuck. I get that it’s macabre intentionally and meant to reflect the horror of reality, but when these topics are brought up in short stories like this without the space to discuss them… it just feels exploitative.
Some examples, though I’m sure I’m forgetting a few (*trigger and spoiler warnings ahead*): child abuse, child rape, child murder, child neglect, alcohol and drug abuse, rape, murder, abuse, animal cruelty (including eating of a live cat), use of the r-word and racist/xenophobic/classist language. And again — I get that these are unfortunately real horrors sometimes (or are meant to represent other real issues), but *I* don’t like when there’s no discussion on them apart from their shock value.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Excrement, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Police brutality, and Classism
Minor: Lesbophobia and Gaslighting
skyeuqx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty
millieinks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol
catherinesoucy's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
heera's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual violence, and Violence