A review by minimicropup
This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances by Eric LaRocca

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Got this for my partner as a gift. I wanted to read the first story, like a taste test….read the entire thing in one night.
 
Energy: Morose. Apprehensive. Determined. 
 
Story 1: Are we confined to live in the shadows of our parents? 
Story 2: Generation wounds run shallow or deep?
Story 3: The purchase of a high-end culinary knife leads to a high-end addiction
Story 4: Games in the park go too far
 
Mood Reading Match-Up:
  • Literary horror
  • Disturbing claustrophobic domestic settings
  • Complicated grief 
  • Surreal grotesque body horror
  • Can’t look away unravelings
  • Open-to-reader interpretation randomness and symbolism
 
Content Heads-Up: Self-harm. Parental rejection. Attempted suicide. Medical (spinal injury, paralysis). Loss of parent (as an adult). Animal death (birds, snakes). Child abuse. Confinement. Torture. Starvation. Vomit. Corpse. Cancer (death). Body horror. Wounds, cuts. Blood. Sexual content (self). Fire, fire injury. Loss of baby. Ageing (weakness, mobility issues). 
 
Rep: Lesbian. Gay. Cisgender. Ambiguous skin tones.
 
📚 Format: Paperback
 
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