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woodsybookworm's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This book is a wild ride, I read it in college and it's lived on the keep forever shelf ever since. It's graphic both in the writing and the images that precurse each chapter. It's the strangest book I own.
The story follows Crabby, a rough bearded hunchbacked Lithuanian woman living in Chile, who saves a beautiful naked woman from a group of rabid monks. The woman she saved, who Crabby names Albina, has no memory of her name or origins, she is as innocent as a child but her mature features seem to hypnotize all who see her.
As the two women are chased by a corrupt cop on a journey of discovery, Albina leaves a trail of men turned into wild dogs behind them discovering powers she has no control over. Is she a goddess, a science experiment, a monster?
This book is like Thelma and Louise meets Indiana Jones with the raunchiness of The Boys, so don't say I didn't warn you if you choose to read it. It's probably the only book I own that's such a struggle to describe, it's more of an experience than anything
The story follows Crabby, a rough bearded hunchbacked Lithuanian woman living in Chile, who saves a beautiful naked woman from a group of rabid monks. The woman she saved, who Crabby names Albina, has no memory of her name or origins, she is as innocent as a child but her mature features seem to hypnotize all who see her.
As the two women are chased by a corrupt cop on a journey of discovery, Albina leaves a trail of men turned into wild dogs behind them discovering powers she has no control over. Is she a goddess, a science experiment, a monster?
This book is like Thelma and Louise meets Indiana Jones with the raunchiness of The Boys, so don't say I didn't warn you if you choose to read it. It's probably the only book I own that's such a struggle to describe, it's more of an experience than anything
book_wyrm13's review against another edition
4.0
One big trip. Overall I enjoyed it but like what did I just read? Writing was good, hard to understand in some spots, but still easy enough to read and digest what was going on!
joewhistle's review against another edition
4.0
> enjoyable. The best book featuring a god-like albino giantess you'll ever read. Probably.
malloryfreeberg's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mtunno's review against another edition
3.0
Too much bestiality for my tastes, but it was an entertaining read.
vapourwavey's review against another edition
4.0
Crabby writes in her notebook, "I don't know where I am, but I know that I'm here. I don't know what I am, but I do know how I feel. I don't know what I'm worth, but I do know not to compare myself to others" which is quite fitting for the novella as a whole. Alejandro Jodorowsky's Albina and the Dog-Men stays true to his vision as an artist. Full of bizarre and horrifying metaphors, at times the oddity of the language could be jarring and frightening to imagine -- verging on the cusp of body-horror -- but I was engrossed even further. Truly this was a fantastically horrifying tale of creationism.
zachwerb's review against another edition
4.0
3.5, its a weird read, to be expected from Jodorowsky. Always true to his own vision he offers us something not quite as good as the rest, but interesting in its own right. Would suggest as a good in between book if you have a stack of heavy ones.
tee_tuhm's review
challenging
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
My brain. What a refresh.
meghan_is_reading's review against another edition
sorry jodorowsky - other things are calling right now