Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Burning Girls and Other Stories by Veronica Schanoes

4 reviews

beccaand's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Body horror, Sexual assault, and Death

Moderate: Mental illness, Child death, and Addiction

elwirax's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-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? Yes

2.5

Among the thorns - 3/5
How to bring someone back from the dead- 3/5
Alice: a fantasia- 2/5
Phosphorus- 3/5
Ballroom Blitz- 1/5
Serpents- 2.5/5
Emma Goldman Takes Tea with the Baba Yaga- 3/5
Rats- 2/5
Lost in the Supermarket- 2.5/5
Swimming- 2/5
Lily Glass- 2/5
The Revenant- 1/5
Burning Girls- 4/5
 

I enjoyed the exploration of themes in these short stories (anti-semitism, revenge, capitalism and exploitation, mental illness, self-destruction, oppression and trauma). However, the execution of many just didn't interest me despite being well written. Burning Girls, Among Thorns, Phosphorus and Emma Goldman were by far my favourite short stories in this collection where I felt the themes were the strongest. Overall, an interesting collection based loosely on well know fairy-tales, perhaps just not for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Antisemitism

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Child death, and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Confinement

jmcordero's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Vomit, Violence, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Torture, Sexual content, Sexism, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Child death

Minor: Xenophobia and War

theroguerecommender's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Antisemitism, Body horror, Child death, Death of parent, Death, and Self harm