Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego by Mariana Enríquez

53 reviews

cass_lit's review against another edition

2.25

Nope. This was not for me. I have two major issues:
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. 

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Content Warnings

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

mefrias's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

1.0

I honestly just didn’t get it and I was not entertained. I finished the book only because I was reading it for a reading challenge. It wasn’t until the translator’s note that I began to sort of understand the intention behind the stories but still, the themes were darker and more horrifying than I was expecting/ wanting to read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Suicide, and Murder

millieinks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

kelisabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

rubyhosh's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

kyra_joy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

• 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

4.25

This book is beautiful written, it tells complex stories that explore a range or difficult topics like poverty, domestic violence, isolation in way that only horror can do. However I wouldn't say this is a book for the faint of heart all of it feels very very real and can be very graphic so make sure you read the content warnings before you dive in. Some stories I contected to more than others and the last one that the book is named after "The Things We Lost In The Fire" was absolutely beautifully heart breaking and I very much contected to it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Classism

margardenlady's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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? N/A

3.0

Dark. Unique. These short stories are very creative and convey a reality that I would not wish on anyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Suicide attempt

li22ie's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

oftheolivetree's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism