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Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica

4 reviews

priscillarobock's review

dark mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

iseefirede's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

3.0

A decent collection of spooky short stories. The sentences can be very long and that made it a little harder for me to read. Given how short the stories were it was hard to appreciate them completely. Some of the stories felt rushed and would have been better flushed out more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Death, Grief, and Murder

nonfictionfeminist's review

dark medium-paced

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

2.5

These stories lean more literary, I think, which could be why I struggled to understand several of them (literary is not my genre!). There were a few gems, but for the most part, I found myself skimming through the stories to get the experience over with, and I was often bored. I had such high hopes for this book, but it definitely went a different route from Tender is the Flesh.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, and Blood

marywahlmeierbracciano's review

challenging dark

5.0

For fans of Samanta Schweblin and Mariana Enríquez, Agustina Bazterrica is another Argentine powerhouse of feminist literary horror.  Much like her counterparts, Bazterrica uses horror to talk about violence against women, in many forms.  This well-rounded collection includes twenty unique and memorable stories touching on relationships, desire, Catholicism, control, endings, and more.  These stories are bold and breathtaking, dripping with blood.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Pedophilia, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Self harm, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Blood, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion