The Suicides
Di Benedetto’s style is stark and precise. There are no extraneous words here. No time spared on unnecessary details.
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Di Benedetto’s style is stark and precise. There are no extraneous words here. No time spared on unnecessary details.
This novella’s setting of an opulent but derelict and rotting mansion infected with the suggestion of long-ago deaths and violence ticked all of the spooky season boxes for me.
This book is a selection of work spanning multiple decades, and particularly has a focus on showcasing Ocampo’s tendency to be both insightful and at the same time grotesque, haunting, and fantastic.
Enríquez loves a twist ending, and ghosts and horrors found in unlikely places.