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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
I'm speechless. This fabulous book decipherably renders the space/time continuum (using the following definition of "continuum": a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts) and sequential lives that are not at all sequential but indistinguishable and capable of being recalled in our actions, dreams, people we meet but know that we already have met and known. This book will remain with me both figuratively and literally.
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed this far more than I thought I would. It's very similar in style and also content to Angela Carter's Bloody Chamber. Fair warning like The Bloody Chamber this book is laden with violence, graphic sex and sexual violence. From a literary standpoint however it's phenomenal. Split between the 17th Century and 20th Century Sexing the Cherry follows Dog-Lady a grotesque giantess and her adoptive son Jordan. It's incredibly difficult to pick out what time the characters are in at any one point. But being a post-modern novel the idea of time and how it works is often played with, destroyed. In this novel it's utterly decimated. But thats the point.
I loved how fragmented this story was. It could've been a collection of short stories looking back. My favourite section without question was the Twelve Dancing Princesses. We learned how each sister after being married off got her happy ended...though not with her husband. Their story usually ended in their husbands being killed or mutilated in some way. Simply, lovely.
There was an awful lot pf intertextuality but often the stories mentioned were warped in some way to fit the theme of Sexing the Cherry. The myth of Artemis and Orion was changed to be a story of violence and revenge. The story of Rapunzel was morphed into one where the tower was her solace and the 'Prince' didn't come to rescue her but torture her and her lover.
If you aren't horrified by the kind of content I hinted at then I highly recommend this.At the very least its a book you can tick off your literary bucket list.
More reviews on www.a-novel-idea.co.uk
I loved how fragmented this story was. It could've been a collection of short stories looking back. My favourite section without question was the Twelve Dancing Princesses. We learned how each sister after being married off got her happy ended...though not with her husband. Their story usually ended in their husbands being killed or mutilated in some way. Simply, lovely.
There was an awful lot pf intertextuality but often the stories mentioned were warped in some way to fit the theme of Sexing the Cherry. The myth of Artemis and Orion was changed to be a story of violence and revenge. The story of Rapunzel was morphed into one where the tower was her solace and the 'Prince' didn't come to rescue her but torture her and her lover.
If you aren't horrified by the kind of content I hinted at then I highly recommend this.At the very least its a book you can tick off your literary bucket list.
More reviews on www.a-novel-idea.co.uk
dark
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
my mother, who lived only a while and was so light that she dared not go out in a wind, could swing me on her back and carry me for miles. there was talk of witchcraft but what is stronger than love?
I won't bother trying, this is not enjoyable 😠it's too ambitious
one of those books that feels impossible to assign a star rating to. The writing was beautiful abd the book felt dreamlike. The plot is confusing, intentionally so, and despite being so short, this was difficult to get through because of how dense it felt. there are so many ideas and stories presented that this seems like a good book to read with others or in an academic setting.
adventurous
challenging
funny
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Minor: Body shaming, Gore, Rape, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder