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A review by seventhchariot
A Darker Shade of Noir: New Stories of Body Horror by Women Writers by Joyce Carol Oates
3.0
Rating for each story:
• Frank Jones by Aimee Bender - 4
• Dancing by Tananarive Due - 4
• Scarlet Ribbons by Megan Abbott - 3
• Malena by Joanna Margaret - 4
• Dancing with Mirrors by Lisa Lim - 3.5
• Metempsychosis, or The Journey of the Soul by Margaret Atwood - 2.5
• Concealed Carry by Lisa Tuttle - 4
• Gross Anatomy by Aimee LaBrie - 4.5
• Breathing Exercise by Raven Leilani - 3.5
• Muzzle by Cassandra Khaw - 2
• Her Heart May Fail Her by Yumi Dineen Shiroma - 2
• The Chair of Tranquility by Joyce Carol Oates - 3
• The Seventh Bride or Female Curiosity by Elizabeth Hand - 2.5
• Nemesis by Valerie Martin - 3
• Sydney by Shelia Kohler - 2.5
Even though these stories together averaged a 3-star rating, I'm glad I decided to pick it up. I found some new authors that I want to read more from, and some of these stories will forever haunt me which is what I consider a win from a horror anthology.
Rating: 3 stars
• Frank Jones by Aimee Bender - 4
• Dancing by Tananarive Due - 4
• Scarlet Ribbons by Megan Abbott - 3
• Malena by Joanna Margaret - 4
• Dancing with Mirrors by Lisa Lim - 3.5
• Metempsychosis, or The Journey of the Soul by Margaret Atwood - 2.5
• Concealed Carry by Lisa Tuttle - 4
• Gross Anatomy by Aimee LaBrie - 4.5
• Breathing Exercise by Raven Leilani - 3.5
• Muzzle by Cassandra Khaw - 2
• Her Heart May Fail Her by Yumi Dineen Shiroma - 2
• The Chair of Tranquility by Joyce Carol Oates - 3
• The Seventh Bride or Female Curiosity by Elizabeth Hand - 2.5
• Nemesis by Valerie Martin - 3
• Sydney by Shelia Kohler - 2.5
Even though these stories together averaged a 3-star rating, I'm glad I decided to pick it up. I found some new authors that I want to read more from, and some of these stories will forever haunt me which is what I consider a win from a horror anthology.
Rating: 3 stars