The Secret Life of Insects and Other Stories by Bernardo Esquinca

The Secret Life of Insects and Other Stories

Bernardo Esquinca with Luis Pérez Ochando (Illustrator), Mariana Enríquez (Contributor), James D. Jenkins (Translator)

213 pages first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

fiction horror short stories dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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In 'The Secret Life of Insects', a forensic entomologist tries to solve the murder of his wife, who impossibly seems to have been killed in a forest at the same time she was asleep in bed with him. The husband in 'The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife...

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Community Reviews

3.93
based on 50 reviews

Moods

dark: 100%

mysterious: 78%

tense: 57%

challenging: 31%

reflective: 21%

emotional: 15%

adventurous: 10%

sad: 5%


Pace

27% of readers chose fast
66% of readers chose medium
5% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

15% of readers chose Plot
76% of readers chose A mix
7% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
N/A

Strong character development?

41% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
25% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

76% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
15% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

41% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
16% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

16% of readers chose Yes
58% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
16% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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