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jill_holly's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Oof that was a chilling one. If you like folk horror and unhinged MFCs mixed with a lot of WTF, this is the book for you. The multiple POVs offered a deeper reflection on the lives of women in the family and the house of horrors they live in. Filled with stark layers of generational trauma and legacy, classism, misogyny and violence, it packs a lot into a short novel. Lower on plot and more on character and vibes, a haunted house revenge story that I'll be unraveling for days to come.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism
rorikae's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Woodworm by Layla Martínez is a haunted house book that revolves around different generations of women within one family.
The story shifts between the perspective of the grandmother and granddaughter in present day as well as reflections from the great grandmother and mother. Through these shifting narratives, they tell the history of the house and those who live in it, including how the town views the women. The story touches on classism and family through the lens of a haunted house. Shadows appear to rattle the house and ghosts knock on the doors. The revolving story centers around the granddaughter getting out of jail because she has been blamed for the disappearance of a boy and what really happened.
Martínez utilizes a haunted house story to discuss how the family members haunt those currently residing in the house. The shifting narrative was sometimes a little bit confusing to pin down but not enough that I wasn't able to figure out who was speaking after reading a little way into each chapter. I like how the story unfolds and falls back on itself, disorienting just like the house is to those who live within it. Martínez's prose is lush and evocative, really making the reality of the haunted house and the family's tale stand out. I'll be interested to see what the author writes next and I hope it also gets translated into English.
The story shifts between the perspective of the grandmother and granddaughter in present day as well as reflections from the great grandmother and mother. Through these shifting narratives, they tell the history of the house and those who live in it, including how the town views the women. The story touches on classism and family through the lens of a haunted house. Shadows appear to rattle the house and ghosts knock on the doors. The revolving story centers around the granddaughter getting out of jail because she has been blamed for the disappearance of a boy and what really happened.
Martínez utilizes a haunted house story to discuss how the family members haunt those currently residing in the house. The shifting narrative was sometimes a little bit confusing to pin down but not enough that I wasn't able to figure out who was speaking after reading a little way into each chapter. I like how the story unfolds and falls back on itself, disorienting just like the house is to those who live within it. Martínez's prose is lush and evocative, really making the reality of the haunted house and the family's tale stand out. I'll be interested to see what the author writes next and I hope it also gets translated into English.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Classism
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Stalking, and Murder
Minor: Death of parent
aliteracja's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Classism
Moderate: Child death and Death
thegayestghost's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent
Minor: Child death
pil4r's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-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
4.5
Carcoma es una historia tremenda, que cumple con la potencia de su título, que produce aquello que nombra.
Con voces femeninas, oscuras pero precisas que no piden permiso ni disculpas, la autora divierte, marea pero sobre todo atrapa.
La narrativa resulta bastante marianaenriquezca, mezclando crudeza, folclore local y una truculenta historia familiar. Esta obra tematiza agudamente sobre el resentimiento, el peso de la herencia vincular familiar, el odio de clase y aquel dirigido, específicamente, hacia las mujeres pobres.
La escritura es punzante, afilada, atinada y, por ende, buenísima.
Recomiendo enormemente a seguidorxs de la Enríquez y la Ampuero y a quienes gusten de pensar, a través de buena literatura, sobre la relación entre clases, géneros y otras yerbas.
Con voces femeninas, oscuras pero precisas que no piden permiso ni disculpas, la autora divierte, marea pero sobre todo atrapa.
La narrativa resulta bastante marianaenriquezca, mezclando crudeza, folclore local y una truculenta historia familiar. Esta obra tematiza agudamente sobre el resentimiento, el peso de la herencia vincular familiar, el odio de clase y aquel dirigido, específicamente, hacia las mujeres pobres.
La escritura es punzante, afilada, atinada y, por ende, buenísima.
Recomiendo enormemente a seguidorxs de la Enríquez y la Ampuero y a quienes gusten de pensar, a través de buena literatura, sobre la relación entre clases, géneros y otras yerbas.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Violence
Minor: Child death, Mental illness, and Kidnapping
inmasanzlo's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Death
torismazarine's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Kidnapping, Grief, and War
Minor: Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Stalking, and Pregnancy
redbreezes_'s review
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
No puedo es que a mi me dais una casa abandonada y trauma familiar y estoy vendida
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Murder, and Abandonment
ainhomor's review
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
A simple vista puede parecer la explicación de un “crimen”. Pero va mucho más allá. Las voces de la nieta y la abuela se mezclan en un tejido orgánico en el que se deshilachan el pasado y el presente. Nada sucede en el vacío. De aquellos polvos -que en el libro se remontan a cuatro generaciones-, estos lodos. Cómo lo que nos sucede nos moldea, cómo de fácil es convertir a una persona, a secas, en buena o mala. También hay una crítica de clase constante, no se puede entender el desarrollo de las protagonistas y sus vidas sin entender la desigualdad, la pobreza, el clasismo y el abuso. Y, por supuesto, la violencia masculina hacia las mujeres.
Es una historia de mujeres, narrada y recordada por voces de mujeres. Lo demás es adorno.
Una parte de quien lea este libro se quedará en la casa que chirría (que, además, es un personaje más).
Es una historia de mujeres, narrada y recordada por voces de mujeres. Lo demás es adorno.
Una parte de quien lea este libro se quedará en la casa que chirría (que, además, es un personaje más).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
pantaruja's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism and Classism
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Trafficking, Grief, and Stalking
Minor: Child death