Reviews

Thus Were Their Faces by Silvina Ocampo

lou_isa's review

dark tense slow-paced

3.5

frankensteinscreature's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious slow-paced

3.5

I could’ve loved this collection but it just felt so so long and so so repetitive. Some of the stories were wonderful but I cannot remember which ones because they all blurred into one. I did love the connections between the stories but I feel that this would have worked better if they were in a much much smaller collection. 

erboe501's review

This was an amazing collection of stories! I was especially spooked (in a good way) by stories from her earlier collections. A woman identifying with the rats in her basement apartment, a child jealous of dolls, children believing their angels, a family fixated on photography to the detriment of the photographed's health. I didn't understand all of the stories. But they were all beautifully, strangely written and translated. This fits in nicely with my personal interest in the strange, magical realist, female bodies.

thepoisonwoodreader's review

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

malea_ann's review

Library loan ended 

electra_reads's review

adventurous challenging dark funny medium-paced

4.0

roosnovo's review

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A

5.0

rubyhosh's review

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

3.25

nj7's review

5.0

similar to what is not yours is not yours 

brucy's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense

3.5