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haalborg's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
The edition of this book that I bought in a sale had a blurb on the cover saying "THE FEMINIST CULT CLASSIC", so it sounded right up my street and I was pretty excited to read it. Sadly, it disappointed me in almost every way. The central storyline of Jesse's relationship with Bell is soaked in biphobia and fetishisation of bi and gay men; another central relationship is that between Jesse and her part-time employer Pig, whose main characteristics seem to be that she is fat, grotesque, and pathetic. The best moments of the book are when Jesse is given time and space to reflect upon the nature of relations between men and women in society, but these rare moments are most often cut short by some "shocking" and "outrageous" plot device or sexual act. Not for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Ableism, Biphobia, Fatphobia, and Sexual assault
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