Book 56 of my 2025 Reading Challenge
read on July 25
The Trees Grew Because I Bled There
by Eric LaRocca
published 2023
Summary (via the book jacket)
Eight stories of dark fiction from a master storyteller. Exploring the shadow side of love, these are tales of grief, obsession, control, intricate examinations of trauma and tragedy in raw, poetic prose.
A woman imagines horrific scenarios while caring for her infant niece; on-line posts chronicle a cancer diagnosis; a couple in the park with their small child encounter a stranger with horrific consequences; a toxic relationship reaches a terrifying resolution...
My Opinion
4 stars
I asked for and received this book for Christmas after seeing it in a Barnes & Noble display last Halloween.
The book was small but the visceral reactions the author generated were large. This content isn't for everyone but I think a reader can tell fairly quickly if they'll like it or not.
I winced many times but it also didn't feel like the author was trying to write something shocking just to do it. Each story had a message, even if the message was that people are awful and sadistic sometimes.
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