A review by librarymouse
Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
This was more engaging than the last of Mariana Enriquez's books that I read, but the removal of womens' agency explored, especially in the last piece, even as done through an attempt to radically assert that agency, was more unsettling than I expect. I also was not a fan of the trope of us ng disabilities or injuries to define people as monstrous.
Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Body horror, Vomit, Abortion, Addiction, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Suicide, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Medical content, Police brutality, Violence, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Child death, and Murder