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The Dangers of Smoking in Bed: Stories by Mariana Enríquez

192 reviews

malineu's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

lizetteratura's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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

extremely biased ranking:

1. Our Lady of the Quarry
2. Meat
3. Back When We Talked to the Dead
4. The Cart
5. The Lookout
6. No Birthdays or Baptisms
7. Rambla Triste 
8.  Where Are You, Dear Heart? 
9.  Angelita Unearthed  
10. The Well
11. Kids Who Come Back
12. The Dangers of Smoking in Bed

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Self harm

Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicide, and Trafficking

Minor: Rape, Transphobia, and Kidnapping

jess_18's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

a lot of this made me really uncomfortable in places, which sometimes felt unnecessary. however it was written very well and was interesting to say the least. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

sharkgirl45's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Amazingly spooky and haunting story collection. Every story had me at the very least disconcerted.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Blood, Excrement, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, and Murder

haylee_reads's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.0

I love horror, but I don’t think this is my brand of horror. It’s no lie that Enriquez is talented in their craft, but I don’t think I will read anything else they write. These stories all had interesting premises, but the level of gore was just next level and felt unnecessary at times. I also think that every story just ended so abruptly that it really threw me off. I know that’s usually the case with short stories, but it took me a second to realize when each story ended.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

maggiew11's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

waybeyondblue's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, and Medical content

Moderate: Death, Blood, and Vomit

wintermoon's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

An entertaining read. The author captures the eeriness and creepiness is done nicely, the kind that suddenly catches up to you. The stories were not unexpected in their plots, but the atmosphere of the collection is praise worthy. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Rape, Vomit, and Murder

Minor: Cannibalism

kalyaniwarrier's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

A collection of short stories - brutal, visually horrifying and violent, Mariana Enriquez's The Dangers of Smoking in Bed is an exaggerated reality of the world that is not for the faint-hearted.

Ranging from violence to drug use to pedophilia, the novella covers harsh topics that reflect the dark truths of Buenos Aires and the inevitable dangers that start with smoking in bed. 

Caution advised; refer to trigger warnings before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gore, Pedophilia, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Kidnapping and Alcohol

stindex's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail