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Ladies loving ladies and sucking blood in 1872.

Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

May 26, 2022 by narfna 3 Comments

30 Books in 30 Days, Vol. 2 Book 11/30 This sure was something, I tell you what. Before I get to the actual review, I do want to say that I am specifically referring to the version edited by Carmen Maria Machado, with an introduction and footnotes by her. Both things fundamentally changed the experience of reading this. I am still boggled in the mind that this is a book about lesbian vampires and their young female victims being seduced, and it was written in […]

Filed Under: Horror Tagged With: carmen maria machado, carmilla, horror, illustrated, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, LGBTQIA, narfna, vampires

narfna's CBR14 Review No:79 · Genres: Horror · Tags: carmen maria machado, carmilla, horror, illustrated, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, LGBTQIA, narfna, vampires ·
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These were 100% cover reads, but they (mostly) ended up being great!

The Tiger Came to the Mountains (The Trespass Collection, #1) by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Wildlife (The Trespass Collection, #2) by Jeff VanderMeer

The Backbone of the World (The Trespass Collection, #3) by Stephen Graham Jones

Stag (The Trespass Collection, #4) by Karen Russell

A Righteous Man (The Trespass Collection, #5) by Tochi Onyebuchi

Bloody Summer (The Trespass Collection, #6) by Carmen Maria Machado

April 27, 2022 by narfna 11 Comments

As mentioned in this post’s title, I saw these covers and immediately went OOOOH. Click click click. Free? Okay! Also, the idea of various genres of story that deal with nature and wildlife clashing with humans appeals to me. I did four of them by audio, and all four narrators were excellent (even for the one I two-starred), and two by Kindle. If you have Prime, they are free for you. Some of them really surprised me! “Wildlife,” by Jeff VanderMeer — 2 STARS This […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Horror, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Adam Verner, amazon original stories, audiobooks, carmen maria machado, Charlotte Flyte, Cynthia Farrell, Fiction, historical fiction, horror, Jeff VanderMeer, Jess Nahikian, Karen Russell, lit-fic, literary fiction, short stories, silvia moreno-garcia, Stephen Graham Jones, Suspense, the tiger came to the mountains, The Trespass Collection, Tochi Onyebuchi, wildlife

narfna's CBR14 Review No:61 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Horror, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Adam Verner, amazon original stories, audiobooks, carmen maria machado, Charlotte Flyte, Cynthia Farrell, Fiction, historical fiction, horror, Jeff VanderMeer, Jess Nahikian, Karen Russell, lit-fic, literary fiction, short stories, silvia moreno-garcia, Stephen Graham Jones, Suspense, the tiger came to the mountains, The Trespass Collection, Tochi Onyebuchi, wildlife ·
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This metaphor is a metaphor for my metaphor.

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

January 20, 2022 by narfna 5 Comments

This is a really tough one for me to review, and not because of the subject matter. I wasn’t drawn to this one on my own, but picked it up because one of my real life book clubs chose it for January. I did the audio because it was available on SCRIBD, a service I already pay for, and I didn’t have time to do the hard copy with my already packed January TBR. This turned out to be a mistake, I think, though not […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, audiobooks, carmen maria machado, Domestic Abuse, emotional abuse, in the dream house, LGBTQIA, read by the author

narfna's CBR14 Review No:12 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, audiobooks, carmen maria machado, Domestic Abuse, emotional abuse, in the dream house, LGBTQIA, read by the author ·
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Sex, death, and queerness: a delightfully horrifying collection

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

October 26, 2021 by Mobius_Walker Leave a Comment

BINGO – Reader’s Choice in place of Home In Her Body and Other Parties, Carmen Maria Machado has compiled eight short stories that are all unabashedly queer and horrifying. Much like Mariana Enriquez, another Latina short story horror writer I’ve read this year, Machado erases the line between the natural and supernatural. Magical realism floods every sentence. Whereas Enriquez’s stories tend to focus on social structures and politics, Machado focuses on sex and gender identity. In these short stories, Machado manages to illicit dread and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Short Stories Tagged With: carmen maria machado, cbr13bingo, magical realism, short stories

Mobius_Walker's CBR13 Review No:64 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Short Stories · Tags: carmen maria machado, cbr13bingo, magical realism, short stories ·
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Not My Favorite

Her Body & Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

September 27, 2021 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

BINGO: Myths: The first short story is a clever retelling of urban legends. Best for: People who like a bit of sex with their short stories. In a nutshell: A collection of essays exploring womanhood. Worth quoting: ‘ “Do you hate my body, Mom?” she says. Her voice splinters in pain, as if she were about to cry. “You hated yours, clearly, but mine looks just like yours used to, so—“ ‘ Why I chose it: Recommended at my Book Spa appointment. Review: Some of […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: carmen maria machado, cbr13bingo, essays

ASKReviews's CBR13 Review No:41 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: carmen maria machado, cbr13bingo, essays ·
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A raging fire that begins to surface

The Low, Low Woods by Carmen Maria Machado

August 7, 2021 by Rooooomie Leave a Comment

Bingo: Gateway TW for the book: rape, sexual assault, stereotypical red-headed pimpled misogynistic teenage boys. If creepy settings, queer POC characters, and reckoning with sexual assault are your thing, this is your book. I went into this comic TP completely blind, having picked it up only because I knew Carmen Maria Machado was the writer behind it. Machado can do no wrong as far as I’m concerned, she’s a stunning writer. El and Vee are best friends living in the town of Shudder-To-Think, Pennsylvania, where […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Suspense Tagged With: carmen maria machado, CBR13, cbr13bingo

Rooooomie's CBR13 Review No:18 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Suspense · Tags: carmen maria machado, CBR13, cbr13bingo ·
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