Things We Lost in the Fire

author: Mariana Enríquez
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2017/12/04
date added: 2017/12/04
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review:
'Things We Lost in the Fire' by Mariana Enriquez with translation by Megan McDowell is a collection of 12 stories that all start fairly normally, then twist to the dark side of things.

Since the author is from Argentina, the book is a look at the kinds of things the author must see around her. The stories deal with inequality, brutal violence, disappearing citizens, and bands of men out to do evil. There are blackouts and black magic. There are frightened and confused people, and people who act to never be victims again.

I enjoyed the stories. Think of them more as dark literary fiction, and not straight horror. The horror just seems to be a part of these stories, and that makes it more unsettling. I found the collection one of the more unusual things I've read recently.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Crown Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.


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