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scherezade's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
WOW this was quite a read. I went into the book cold and when it opened with that incredibly graphic Hitler-themed sexual fantasy I very nearly stopped listening, but I kept going. This novel definitely goes to uncomfortable, weird and dark places, but it has a lot of interesting and often moving things to say about gender, sexuality, national identity, the self, and a combination of all of those things. The prose is also by turn really beautiful and really funny; in both instances, I had to pause the audiobook to think about what I'd just read (or laugh out loud). The author narrates the audiobook as well, which made for a uniquely engaging experience given her dry, soft voice, and I thought was well suited to how the book is written stylistically like a monologue.
Not something I'd recommend to everyone, but deeply original and definitely memorable. I'm glad to have read it.
Not something I'd recommend to everyone, but deeply original and definitely memorable. I'm glad to have read it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Genocide, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Antisemitism