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A review by eyebrightt_
Body Shocks by Ellen Datlow
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
abandoned because i ended up gifting it to a friend before i finished the book.
like any compilation, it has both good and bad stories. i ranked what i read and made some quick notes on each, here:
travellers stay 1/5
- badly written w forgettable and unoriginal characters
toother 4.5/5
- packed with story. felt like i read a whole novel but the ending was disappointing
painlessness 4.5/5
- queer?
you go where it takes you 2/5
- good characterization i guess, but the ending is silly. at least it's short
a positive 3/5
- love the fucked up family cult vibes
la beaute sans vertu 4/5
- i enjoyed the cultural critiques :3
subsumption 3.5
- felt distinctly covid/quarantine-inspired (depending on when it was written). i rlly like some of the body horror in this but i wish it was a little longer bc the pacing was a Lot
spar 3.5/5
- super horny super horrible situation. i wish it didnt have such a hopeful ending
it was the heat 4/5
- idk what happened but i love cadigan's narrative voice !
atwater 0/5.
- this was too much happening all at once. it felt like random shit thrown together with a dose of "mental illness is scary." this was boring and incoherent to me
the transfer 3/5
- very very loosely horror but i enjoyed it. not sure what happened though
welcome to mengele's 4.5/5
- i didnt want it to end !!! its so simple and i love it
black neurology 5/5
- reads like a poem more than anything. gets a bit weird and absurd but again it feels like a poem so its great ! reminded me of lovecraft's reanimator idk i loved this so much
cuckoo 5/5
- i love the concept. id read a whole novel on it, but im happy even just for the short story
cinerous 4.5
- i would have read an entire novel on this concept. possible commentary on colonialism? unsure! fun setting!
the truth that lies under skin and meat 3/5
- i felt like i was trying to catch my breath the whole time i was reading this. it feels like its missing something because while i like the descriptions of eating but i was just getting whiplash with the mystery side of things. what was happening :(
like any compilation, it has both good and bad stories. i ranked what i read and made some quick notes on each, here:
travellers stay 1/5
- badly written w forgettable and unoriginal characters
toother 4.5/5
- packed with story. felt like i read a whole novel but the ending was disappointing
painlessness 4.5/5
- queer?
you go where it takes you 2/5
- good characterization i guess, but the ending is silly. at least it's short
a positive 3/5
- love the fucked up family cult vibes
la beaute sans vertu 4/5
- i enjoyed the cultural critiques :3
subsumption 3.5
- felt distinctly covid/quarantine-inspired (depending on when it was written). i rlly like some of the body horror in this but i wish it was a little longer bc the pacing was a Lot
spar 3.5/5
- super horny super horrible situation. i wish it didnt have such a hopeful ending
it was the heat 4/5
- idk what happened but i love cadigan's narrative voice !
atwater 0/5.
- this was too much happening all at once. it felt like random shit thrown together with a dose of "mental illness is scary." this was boring and incoherent to me
the transfer 3/5
- very very loosely horror but i enjoyed it. not sure what happened though
welcome to mengele's 4.5/5
- i didnt want it to end !!! its so simple and i love it
black neurology 5/5
- reads like a poem more than anything. gets a bit weird and absurd but again it feels like a poem so its great ! reminded me of lovecraft's reanimator idk i loved this so much
cuckoo 5/5
- i love the concept. id read a whole novel on it, but im happy even just for the short story
cinerous 4.5
- i would have read an entire novel on this concept. possible commentary on colonialism? unsure! fun setting!
the truth that lies under skin and meat 3/5
- i felt like i was trying to catch my breath the whole time i was reading this. it feels like its missing something because while i like the descriptions of eating but i was just getting whiplash with the mystery side of things. what was happening :(