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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
this book was a fun throwback to that era of television dramas where they kill the main character in a car crash just for shits and giggles
rounded this up to 4 stars to spite all the people who surely read this book and fell directly into the trap of thinking that it’s bad because it depicts bad behavior, which the book rightly points out is an idiotic way to engage with art. congratulations, you did exactly the thing the author was writing about! i didn’t love this book — the end REALLY jumps the shark in SEVERAL ways and it felt like the plot sort of unraveled in favor of wild twists — but i did like it. it asks interesting questions, made me really question my own perception of the narrator’s morality and trustworthiness, and includes some extremely apt observations about human emotions and behavior. julia may jonas is an excellent writer and i will keep an eye out for more from her.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5ish…some of this was boring and some of this was good. It’s fairly pretentious and the main character is not someone you’re going to love. I don’t even know that I loved to hate her. She talks a lot about her weight, appearance and aging and kinda just sucks in general. The writing is very literary and not really the type of book I gravitate towards but I also didn’t dislike it. The author does nail the pretentious academia vibe. Lots to talk about with this one so I will recommend it mostly so I have others to discuss this book with and not necessarily bc I think they’ll love it.
3.5
i don’t know what to think. i liked the writing style, that’s for sure, but i had such a hard time getting into this. somehow the characters felt fully developed but at the same time there bland and monotonous.
besides the few moments of suspense, nothing really happens? but then again, there’s an issue that the story focuses on for 2/3.
i don’t know what to think. i liked the writing style, that’s for sure, but i had such a hard time getting into this. somehow the characters felt fully developed but at the same time there bland and monotonous.
besides the few moments of suspense, nothing really happens? but then again, there’s an issue that the story focuses on for 2/3.
Un couple de quinquagénaires universitaires pris dans un tourbillon de scandales suite aux révélations d'anciennes étudiantes du mari.
Ce roman écrit a la première personne par "la femme du porc" est empreint de cynisme et de noirceur. Toute notion de moralité est inversé, des bourgeois qui se plaignent d'aise et qui s'empêtrent dans leurs turpitudes.
Et survient Vladimir, un jeune prof récemment arrivé à la fac. Vladimir qui va obséder la narratrice: son corps, sa vie, son talent d'écrivain. Cela provoque quelques réflexions sur le jeunisme, l'amour intergenerationnel, les relations de pouvoir.
L'ayant lu comme une satire, je n'ai eu aucun mal à adorer détester les différents protagonistes. Leur bassesse et prises de positions en deviennent attendrissantes et nous poussent à tourner les pages au fur et à mesure des situations de plus en plus cocasses et sinon invraisemblables, éloignées de ma réalité.
Ce roman écrit a la première personne par "la femme du porc" est empreint de cynisme et de noirceur. Toute notion de moralité est inversé, des bourgeois qui se plaignent d'aise et qui s'empêtrent dans leurs turpitudes.
Et survient Vladimir, un jeune prof récemment arrivé à la fac. Vladimir qui va obséder la narratrice: son corps, sa vie, son talent d'écrivain. Cela provoque quelques réflexions sur le jeunisme, l'amour intergenerationnel, les relations de pouvoir.
L'ayant lu comme une satire, je n'ai eu aucun mal à adorer détester les différents protagonistes. Leur bassesse et prises de positions en deviennent attendrissantes et nous poussent à tourner les pages au fur et à mesure des situations de plus en plus cocasses et sinon invraisemblables, éloignées de ma réalité.
Interesting to read while also following the Harvard sexual assault scandal. Entertaining, brisk, and then a bit weird.
soooo riveting but also so much questionable content and why did it end like that??????
"Some of my students, when they read Victorian or Edwardian novels, would become so angry at all the heroes and heroines whose lives are ruined because they are afraid of embarrassment, but I did not know of any emotion more powerful, more permeating, more upending than that. You could die seemingly pointlessly or loveless to avoid shame, but shame could also make you feel as though you wanted to die"
Very well written and I really liked the audiobook narrator
Very well written and I really liked the audiobook narrator
What a juicy novel offering so much to chew on and discuss. Other reviewers have mentioned that the narrator’s obsession with Vladimir didn’t really play out… but I disagree! Her obsession with Vladimir was merely a way for her to channel all her other obsessions, namely, how does a woman age “well” and maintain not only her erotic appeal but also all the professional and personal pieces of her life when the rest of the world is doing it’s best to erase all of the above? And how does an older woman learn to coexist to younger, prettier, smarter, more successful women without simply burning with arrogance or envy?
This is our August book club section and I can’t wait to discuss it more with my friends.
This is our August book club section and I can’t wait to discuss it more with my friends.