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A Sunny Place for Shady People

Mariana Enríquez,

Megan McDowell (translator)

Start date: November 7, 2024

Finish date: December 1, 2024

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Apr 19, 2024 Vavita rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Favoritos:
Ojos negros
Un artista local
cementerios de heladeras
Los pájaros de la noche
mis muertos tristes

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Nov 15, 2024 Bill Hsu rated it liked it

Shelves: 2024-faves, dogeared

3.5 stars, rounded down. "Black Eyes" is probably my favorite.

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Dec 24, 2024 Ethan rated it really liked it

Key part of Enriquez’s writing is that her characters always have more going on than just the story premise. Takes it out of the realm of pure allegory and into something more nebulous and interesting.

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Jan 17, 2025 Leanne Olson rated it it was amazing

A new collection by Argentine literary horror master Mariana Enriquez is such a treat. A Sunny Place for Shady People is a collection of 12 short stories full of beauty, heartbreak, terror, and rage.

I read this collection over a period of 8 months. Enriquez’s work is the opposite of bingeable: it’s so dark and beautiful that I like to take my time and reread favourites as I go. Her work is empathetic and political in many places, and living in a time where I’m seeing support for fascism rise in ...more

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Apr 15, 2025 Meghan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I enjoyed each story in this collection. Some stronger than others but no duds. Loving Marianna Enriquez - also read her novel Our Share of the Night. Planning to read whatever is available in translation. Speaking of translation - so good! I can almost hear the Spanish in the cadence of the work. I am actually going to look up other works translated by Megan McDowell to add to my reading list.

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