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Let Me Out I've Had Enough by Mark Matthews
3.0
dark reflective sad tense

"If you had to live for just one moment like this, you'd not have the heart to go on living." 

Let Me Out I've Had Enough is a collection of 8 stories centered around grief, depression, loneliness, and suicide. From a psychiatrist haunted by spirits to an alien contracting a virus to save the world to a hanging gone wrong, all of the stories range from horror to cosmic. 

I generally enjoy short story collections, but this one didn't quite hit the mark for me. I was very intrigued with the subject matter being psychological horror centred around grief/depression, however, I couldn't find myself resonating with any of the stories. Sadly, it didn't evoke as much of an emotional response as I was hoping to get. 

Out of the 8 stories, only 2 of them stood out to me the most - Masectomy Scars and Mask of Sanity. I think I just had high expectations going into this, but don't let it deter you if you're interested in reading it. The stories were still raw and emotional, and addressed important issues we face in society.

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