Tender Is the Flesh

Tender Is the Flesh

Review What would happen to the meat industry if animals were suddenly inedible? Wiped out by a terrifying virus that makes animals toxic to humans. Tender is the Flesh answers…
Life Ceremony

Life Ceremony

Review When I read Convenience Store Woman a few years ago I couldn't get enough of Murata's writing. I'm a big fan of short stories, so I was excited to…
The Sleep Tight Motel

The Sleep Tight Motel

Review I had a hard time deciding how I felt about this little novella and whether or not I really liked it. It had its good points, some decent characters,…
Bird Box

Bird Box

Review There are very few books that I would consider hard to forget, but even years after I read Bird Box, I remember how much this book chilled me. With…
The Remedy

The Remedy

Review I struggled a bit with The Remedy, though it managed to surprise me in some ways. It follows the story of a man that suffers from physical pain without…
A Certain Hunger

A Certain Hunger

Review What a deliciously devious book, a gorgeously written horror satire about a murderess and food critic. Dorothy Daniels has undoubtedly become one of my favorite literary killers; she is…
Miao Dao

Miao Dao

Review Of the Dark Corners stories I’ve read so far, I can tell already that Miao Dao will probably be my favorite and is by far one of the strongest…
The Last Conversation

The Last Conversation

Review I really can't stand second-person narration, but in this story, it suited the story really well and I enjoyed that aspect of it. I am also quite tired of…