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Organ Meats by K-Ming Chang

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ginellekc's review

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I wasn't enjoying reading it.

aisabel's review

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challenging dark inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

shaouais's review

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slow-paced

3.0

odd and gory. certainly an interesting little novel, but i did find myself appreciating the fact that it was on the shorter side, and even wanted it to be a bit shorter. the book is not moved by its plot, or even really by its characters for me, but by its imagery. every sentence is rich and heavy, and although this showcases some fantastic writing, it became difficult to trudge through page after page. some images made me think, and other images made me feel like perhaps they were just words and nothing more.

still, i did like this horrifically creative take on friendship. it’s definitely unique, and had some peculiar but memorable moments.

pixeltune's review

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challenging emotional mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

i feel like this book would have worked better as a poetry collection. i did read in the acknowledgements that the author views this book as a “cycle” with her others, which i have not read, so maybe i’m missing something.

i think the author is clearly talented but the story was so rich with metaphor i often felt like it was bogged down. i loved the “testimony of the dogs” parts, but because they read like poems.