Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego by Mariana Enríquez

55 reviews

margztgz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I'm so stunned by this book I don't even know where to start. This is definitely one of the best short story collections I've ever read; every story was good. Every word uttered and story included was necessary and spellbinding. Mariana Enriquez knows how to capture the gothic and grotesque, and mixes it with scenes of Buenos Aires and the underbelly of society and suffering in a really interesting way. I became attached quickly to all of the characters, and intrigued yet horrified by many of the scenes. Definitely one of my favorite reads this year.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

priyas's review against another edition

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Drug abuse, and Rape

Minor: Ableism, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Homophobia

irenemarie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

• 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Rape

aziraphales_left_shoe's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug abuse, Rape, and Violence

wimelire's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.0

I really enjoyed this book as my first dark read. Very creative ways of speaking about the state of the country and political impacts of the last few decades through the lenses of mainly women. Some stories were disturbing to read at points when describing crime and horror but overall enjoyed reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Rape, and Alcohol

breezer's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

3.25

The Dirty Kid 3.5*
The Inn 2*
The Intoxicated Years 1* 
Adela's House 5*
An Invitation of the Big Eared Runt 2*
Spiderweb 4* 
End of Term 3*
No Flesh Over Our Bones 3.5*
The Neighbour's Courtyard 4*
Under the Black Water 5* 
Green Red Orange 4* 
Things We Lost in the Fire 2.5*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Police brutality, and Fire/Fire injury

allyah's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

_fallinglight_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.75

Me gustaron bastante los cuentos que tenían más matiz de horror clásico como “La casa de Adela”, “El patio del vecino” y “Bajo el agua negra”, pero en general una buena colección de historias donde el verdadero horror es lo que voluntariamente no queremos ver. El abandono social, la desidia, el desdén a lo diferente, la pobreza, la impunidad, la misoginia y el sexismo, los prejuicios hacia las trastornos mentales y la discapacidad, la avaricia de los ricos, las oligarquías y las transnacionales. El verdadero miedo que da leer esto es que convivimos día a día con estos fantasmas que son nuestros líderes, jefes, vecinos, compañeros de trabajo y no hacemos nada para exorcisarnos. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Rape, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

moraofthestory's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Eating disorder, Transphobia, Trafficking, and Stalking

Minor: Excrement

georgiee_'s review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Vomit