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3.32 AVERAGE
3.32 AVERAGE
I... did not expect that. Truly a weird little book.
A story of a woman grapping with suicidal thoughts and sexual desire, a Lobster who became more than hevwas meant to be, grpoied with wants he could never again fulfill torn between who he was and what called to him, and a man trying to make something of himself. Honetsly im dthe keast sure what to make of Jules and his ending, seemed almost out of nowhere. Maybe something about cibtinuing the cycle or sth idk
Also i knew there'll be lobste sex but I wasn't prepared for it to be in the first ten pages lmao
A story of a woman grapping with suicidal thoughts and sexual desire, a Lobster who became more than hevwas meant to be, grpoied with wants he could never again fulfill torn between who he was and what called to him, and a man trying to make something of himself. Honetsly im dthe keast sure what to make of Jules and his ending, seemed almost out of nowhere. Maybe something about cibtinuing the cycle or sth idk
Also i knew there'll be lobste sex but I wasn't prepared for it to be in the first ten pages lmao
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail
I have no idea what I just read but I was so enraptured by it.
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Well. That story was freaking weird. So.Freaking.Weird. From start to finish.
This title was requested by one of our library users through interlibrary loan. When I read the synopsis on the back cover and saw it was "only" 100 pages I immediately thought: Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaah....I'm going to have to read that, too. And......ohhhhhhhhhhhh my! I was not disappointed.
This title was requested by one of our library users through interlibrary loan. When I read the synopsis on the back cover and saw it was "only" 100 pages I immediately thought: Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaah....I'm going to have to read that, too. And......ohhhhhhhhhhhh my! I was not disappointed.
I'm trying to guess whether this was a metaphor for something or not and I still have no clue. It's such a bizarre read, but it's so weird that it's funny. I could find myself laughing incredulously at scenes, especially at the end. I wouldn't say it's something I'd read again unless I wanted to analyse it for hidden meanings. But, I doubt I'd do that anytime soon. Or ever. But, it covered a lot of topics which I find quite impressive, but yeah, not a re-read.
After having read a review by Nicholas Lezard in 2005, I see that I'm not the only one who shared the same thoughts of "What the hell did I just read?" which would be said while laughing. It is quite the surreal book and is most funny when you don't try to look for symbolism, although, you could probably find a few allegories, though it might take away from the bizarre nature of the story.
After having read a review by Nicholas Lezard in 2005, I see that I'm not the only one who shared the same thoughts of "What the hell did I just read?" which would be said while laughing. It is quite the surreal book and is most funny when you don't try to look for symbolism, although, you could probably find a few allegories, though it might take away from the bizarre nature of the story.
It is not to be imagined, that one might ever hear tell of a more star-crossed pair of lovers than Angelina and Lobster, or list to a sorrier tale of woeful love-sex-death than this here one. Driven by the cruel icy waters of the Atlantic from the slightly cooked and bepinked pincers of the unlikely being who awakened her to full womanhood, Angelina survives the wreck of the Titanic only to seek unwholesome, damaging embraces of other crustaceans, and can't stop sniffing her hand with its odor of bayleaves and fish stock. Meanwhile, Lobster searches the sea bed for his lost love. How they are ultimately reunited by their devouring passion in a frothy, erotic leibestod... well, words fail.
I've read my share of strange books but this has to be up there. Beastiality, incest, murder..and still manages to be darkly funny. Wouldn't be recommending this to my work colleagues but I secretly loved it.