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adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
My first Eva Baltasar and definitely not my last, thank you so much And Other Stories for sending me this!
This was a short, intoxicating read about a young lesbian who flees the rotting zoo of modern life to eke out a simpler existence in the remote mountains, all the while desperate to get pregnant. As the title suggests, our protagonist slips easily into the primordial and often savage lifestyle as if she were made for it. I loved the writing style, straightforward but poetic at times, short sentences that make you speed across the page. I was desperate to keep reading about what happened to her.
On the "gross" scale it's not quite Lapvona but definitely not for the fainthearted, as she deals with the realities of rural life in a brutal and matter of fact way.
I did want a bit more from this book particularly towards the end. It felt like the book kept getting close to exploring the human-animal-nature relationship after stripping away modern life, but in the end left me feeling like there could have been a bit more substance here.
Overall though I enjoyed this massively and can't wait to get to Eva's backlist.
This was a short, intoxicating read about a young lesbian who flees the rotting zoo of modern life to eke out a simpler existence in the remote mountains, all the while desperate to get pregnant. As the title suggests, our protagonist slips easily into the primordial and often savage lifestyle as if she were made for it. I loved the writing style, straightforward but poetic at times, short sentences that make you speed across the page. I was desperate to keep reading about what happened to her.
On the "gross" scale it's not quite Lapvona but definitely not for the fainthearted, as she deals with the realities of rural life in a brutal and matter of fact way.
I did want a bit more from this book particularly towards the end. It felt like the book kept getting close to exploring the human-animal-nature relationship after stripping away modern life, but in the end left me feeling like there could have been a bit more substance here.
Overall though I enjoyed this massively and can't wait to get to Eva's backlist.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Sexual content
Moderate: Pregnancy and Sexual violence
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