This collection of short stories is written to gross you out. If you like Mariana Enríquez's work, particularly The Dangers of Smoking in Bed, you migThis collection of short stories is written to gross you out. If you like Mariana Enríquez's work, particularly The Dangers of Smoking in Bed, you might enjoy this. Unfortunately, I find these stories too disjointed to leave an impression. They have tons of disgusting imagery but offer nothing beyond that.
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I never read Dorohedoro, so I wasn't prepared for how funny this gets! The violence and gore are balanced out by the humor so it never feels like too I never read Dorohedoro, so I wasn't prepared for how funny this gets! The violence and gore are balanced out by the humor so it never feels like too much. The leads are charming and have a fun dynamic. On top of that, I love how sketchy Hayashida's art gets. Excited to see how the story will go....more
Average collection. Too repetitive: every story follows the same formula. Might make more of an impression if you don't read them back to back. That sAverage collection. Too repetitive: every story follows the same formula. Might make more of an impression if you don't read them back to back. That said, beautifully translated. There are some gorgeous passages in there. ...more
This book is incredibly bizarre and I'm obsessed with it. It revolves around Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, a man who's born with a great sense of smell buThis book is incredibly bizarre and I'm obsessed with it. It revolves around Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, a man who's born with a great sense of smell but no scent of his own. Through the course of the book, we follow where his obsession takes him, from an apprenticeship in Paris to creating his magnum opus in the French countryside. At its core, Perfume is about an artist who's consumed by the need to create only to get no satisfaction out of his work. Süskind's writing is descriptive without being excessive, full of dark humor that made me burst out laughing. It's unafraid of being weird and it's amazing....more
In The Haunting of Hill House, Dr. Montague recruits a group of people for an experiment in the potentially haunted mansion. Despite its reputation asIn The Haunting of Hill House, Dr. Montague recruits a group of people for an experiment in the potentially haunted mansion. Despite its reputation as a horror classic, it's more of a psychological thriller. Whether the house is actually haunted or not is hard to say, since Eleanor is an unreliable narrator and has a downward spiral over the course of the book. The rest of the cast never gets fleshed out. Through their banter, we get a vague idea of what they're like but nothing else. One thing that I did like about the book are its heavy lesbian undertones, which are really well done and took me by surprise considering the time it was written in. While I appreciate this book for what it is, I would've liked it more if I went in with the right expectations. I'm still excited to read We Have Always Lived in the Castle and hopefully will like that more....more
Pretty average horror novel. The backstory is just too long and doesn't really add to the present day story. Pretty average horror novel. The backstory is just too long and doesn't really add to the present day story. ...more
This book is a mess. I like Joe Hill's other work but this was a complete let-down. The beginning was promising but the plot keeps dragging until I coThis book is a mess. I like Joe Hill's other work but this was a complete let-down. The beginning was promising but the plot keeps dragging until I completely lost interest. To add insult to injury it's really not that terrifying and ended not with a bang but a whimper. ...more
The first half is great but I lost interest once the magical realism aspects began. I have no idea why it's considered horror. Overall it doesn't workThe first half is great but I lost interest once the magical realism aspects began. I have no idea why it's considered horror. Overall it doesn't work for me....more
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