The Decapitated Chicken and Other Stories by Horacio Quiroga

The Decapitated Chicken and Other Stories

Horacio Quiroga with Margaret Sayers Peden (Translator)

214 pages • first pub 1909 (editions)

fiction classics horror short stories dark slow-paced
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Tales of horror, madness, and death, tales of fantasy and morality: these are the works of South American master storyteller Horacio Quiroga.

Community Reviews

3.71
based on 34 reviews

Moods

dark: 100%

mysterious: 62%

tense: 50%

adventurous: 37%

sad: 37%

challenging: 12%

emotional: 12%

funny: 12%

reflective: 12%

Pace

28% of readers chose fast
57% of readers chose medium
14% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

50% of readers chose Plot
50% of readers chose A mix
Plot
A mix

Strong character development?

16% of readers chose Yes
66% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

Loveable characters?

33% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
50% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

66% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose No
16% of readers chose N/A
Yes
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

20% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
60% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

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