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Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin
4.5
dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Collection of seven short stories translated from Spanish. About as weird as I expect from a short story collection, so a pretty high WTF factor. The first four stories were centered on houses, while the last three were kind of about running away from them. All seven stories are pretty dark, especially “Breath from the Depths”. I think “My Parents and My Children” is the most humorous story, & “An Unlucky Man” is the most predictable (to humorous effect).