A review by savvylit
Bezoar: And Other Unsettling Stories by Guadalupe Nettel

dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

Bezoar is aptly titled: every single story is indeed unsettling. Specifically, Nettel's use of vivid, often disgusting imagery is what defines each vignette. As a result, there are several scenes that I still feel haunted by since finishing Bezoar. For example, there's one story where a man becomes captivated by a woman based on the residue she left in a toilet. (!!) I was deeply grossed out to the point of grimacing for the entire run of that story.

Ultimately I liked all of these stories quite a bit -- definitely enough to be interested in reading more of Nettel's work in the future!

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