Reviews

Mandibula, by Mónica Ojeda

bijou3owl's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

valmai's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious reflective tense 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

asteriaeleos's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.75

torgiepie's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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

3.0

It was just fine. Definitely a good pick if you want to read a weird horror that makes you uncomfortable but you can't figure out why. 

kalrea's review against another edition

5.0

I really wanted to love this in a 6 out of 5 stars way, but ultimately this is a like 4.5/5 rounded up.

This book is absolutely weird in a way that extremely scratches the weird-book itch. This book feels very Nabokov and David Foster Wallace adjacent, in the surreal handling of the plot and use of language. This book felt extremely close to being a favorite but all the vignettes were better than the overall plot.

I absolutely want to read more by this author and hope more of her work is translated into English.

resurrectedbookworm's review against another edition

dark reflective

3.0

sunshinemilk's review against another edition

Dnf @ 15% - it’s a me problem

aliss_'s review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

The author has a twisted mind and i love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Incest, and Body horror

Moderate: Blood, Self harm, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Incest, Gore, Abortion, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

thrillerbingergirl's review against another edition

4.0

⭐⭐⭐⭐

aviautonomous's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

4.25