Reviews

Dermaphoria by

chrisjm's review against another edition

2.0

I really wanted to like this book especially since I enjoyed [book: The Contortionist's Handbook]. [author: Craig Clevenger] has an interesting voice, but I feel like he didn't reach his potential with this one. The story was too simplistic for the language he was using. I found the entire read hard to navigate but then when I think back, I'm amazed that so little actually happened. I'll keep reading Clevenger's works and just hope that this was just a typical sophomoric effort that was trying to hard to live up to the freshman hype.

amrjamil's review against another edition

3.0

الرواية هلوسة ممتعة توقظ رغبة مشتعلة لمعرفة أحداث أكثر .. ورغم ذلك قاطعتها عدة مرات
يوم أو يومين وأعود فهي رواية مرهقة فعلا .. (أحمد خالد توفيق) عبقري التراجم .. رغم أني معترض على قراءة ترجمة ولكن العلاقة التي يصنعها أحمد خالد توفيق بيني وبينه وبين الكاتب والأبطال كأننا جميعا في مكان تحت سقف واحد تجعلة شديد التميز في الترجمة ..
أعجبتني فواصل هلوسة فلسفية التي تظهر أحيانا مثل الصفحة التي فيها "الفارق بين شخص حر ومحكوم عليه بالأعدام لحظة تردد واحدة أو بةصتين من باب الحمام المغلق" ..النهاية ليست الأفضل على الأطلاق كنت متوقع شيئا أقوى

pghbekka's review against another edition

1.0

I thought Clevenger's debut novel was absolutely fantastic! Engaging, inventive, insert superlative here! So I think I was even more disappointed in this sophomore effort than I might have been if I'd never read him before. To be fair, this novel is one of those riddle types (think Memento), that I absolutely abhor. If you loved Memento, you'd probably love this.

shanz77's review against another edition

5.0

I don't know how I missed reading this book when it came out. I really enjoy Craig Clevenger's work and this book explains why. This book has a frenetic dreamy pace and the style is not for the reader who needs a very linear style. The way Clevenger wrote the narrators memories is especially beautiful. Wonderful book I highly recommend it.

pumpkinmomma's review against another edition

1.0

This is not my type of book but I did enjoy it as a quick read. I like the way it reveals who he is as time goes on. It is a new twist on the mystery novel. I did not like the ending though. If you like books by Philip K. Dick you will like this. Contains lots of sex and drug references.