Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica

24 reviews

gardens_and_dragons's review

The story collection isn’t quite what I expected. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence and Murder

lexcellent's review

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

masonwe's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

1.0

I really did not like this I almost dnf’d it

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

brianareads's review

dark fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

theliteraryhooker's review

challenging slow-paced

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

2.5

This was a letdown after how much I loved Tender is the Flesh. The writing isn't bad, exactly, but it feels very detached and clinical. A lot of these stories are only a handful of pages long and barely have a plot, so there's not much to grab onto. Maybe 3 of the stories are ones I would say I enjoyed, the rest just kind of...existed. Meh. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Toxic friendship

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

kjlewis494's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent

bonnie3088's review

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

This book is magical and raw. It is gruesome in subtle and overt ways, disturbing in the artisti  ways. It is a book that focuses on the horror of being a woman, the innocence of being a child, and the weight of being a parent. 
I think the writing is amazing and challenges what we know. The imagery is remarkable and the scenes she writes makes me shutter even rethinking them.
There is a variety of stories encased in this short work that I think would appeal to a variety of ppl. I think there are works in here that don't need a lot of critical thinking to understand the overall message and there are some that you would need to take a step back from and really take in all that has been given. 

All in all this book will stay in my mind for a long time and deserves more attention. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and War

frankieclc's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Pedophilia, Violence, and Blood

applesodaperson's review

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

Yeah sorry y’all I don’t think I like Augustina Bazterrica’s writing. I liked this book even less than Tender is the Flesh. The stories weren’t very compelling, and I felt pretty bored for most of them, and even though they were short, I found myself wishing they were over sooner. And despite this being a horror/thriller short story collection, the only one that even remotely scared me was The Solitary Ones, the last story in the book. My other favorites were The Wolf’s Breath and The Slowness of Pleasure, because they felt more like long form poetry. My absolute least favorites were all the rest, but specifically Candy Pink and Teicher vs. Nietzsche. But even though I didn’t like this book, I will definitely try reading more short story collections, because I am not ready to give up on them yet.
Read from the Provo library.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicide

Moderate: Self harm and Violence