The Houseguest: And Other Stories by Amparo Dávila

The Houseguest: And Other Stories

Amparo Dávila with Audrey Harris (Translator), Matthew Gleeson (Translator)

122 pages • first pub 2018 (view editions)

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The Houseguest: And Other Stories is ideal for readers who crave unsettling, psychologically intense tales that masterfully blur the line between creeping dread and the mundane.

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The first collection in English of an endlessly surprising, master storyteller.Like those of Kafka, Poe, Leonora Carrington, or Shirley Jackson, Amparo Dávila’s stories are terrifying, mesmerizing, and expertly crafted—you’ll finish each one gaspi...

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Community Reviews

3.6
based on 3,263 reviews

Moods

dark: 90%

mysterious: 78%

tense: 52%

reflective: 26%

emotional: 17%

challenging: 15%

sad: 15%

adventurous: 4%

funny: 3%

Pace

53% of readers chose fast
35% of readers chose medium
10% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

24% of readers chose Plot
45% of readers chose A mix
19% of readers chose Character
10% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

6% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
38% of readers chose No
22% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

5% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
14% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

54% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
13% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

45% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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