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3.11 AVERAGE
3.11 AVERAGE
For those who have not read Peach yet, put logic aside, and read with an open mind to interpret this artistically, and a bit fantastically.
One error of mine while reading this book was trying to read the content as literal. I was searching for clear delivery in what is obviously choppy and exaggerated, jumpy and subject to Peach's random emotion and thoughts post a traumatic event, and surrounded by stressors. I was slow to catch onto my mistake in the way I was reading and receiving the story. Pretty much until the end, ha.
The book is filled with atrocity and taboo, so it is meant to be unpleasant. For me it was just the style of writing in Peach's voice. Possibly this style accomplishes a vague veil that allows this not to be so literally interpreted, and pushes the reader to contemplate the imagery.
After discussing this book with a friend, and writing out my thoughts I am updating my rating from 2 to 3 stars. The book isn't necessarily fun, but it does make you think, and I ended up appreciating that about its style.
One error of mine while reading this book was trying to read the content as literal. I was searching for clear delivery in what is obviously choppy and exaggerated, jumpy and subject to Peach's random emotion and thoughts post a traumatic event, and surrounded by stressors. I was slow to catch onto my mistake in the way I was reading and receiving the story. Pretty much until the end, ha.
The book is filled with atrocity and taboo, so it is meant to be unpleasant. For me it was just the style of writing in Peach's voice. Possibly this style accomplishes a vague veil that allows this not to be so literally interpreted, and pushes the reader to contemplate the imagery.
After discussing this book with a friend, and writing out my thoughts I am updating my rating from 2 to 3 stars. The book isn't necessarily fun, but it does make you think, and I ended up appreciating that about its style.
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Medical content, Pregnancy
Minor: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Rape
Peach is a visceral book about a girl who has been assaulted, written in an unforgettably immediate style. Peach comes home bloody and plagued by the smell of meat, but her parents are too preoccupied with their new baby to ask the right questions. She goes to college to see her boyfriend Green, but still nothing is right. Her body is wrong. Glass uses a distinctive style written in sharp immediacy to show Peach’s thoughts and actions after she is attacked.
This short novel is an exercise in darkly poetic prose that takes a difficult subject and inhabits the trauma of the experience. At times it is so visceral that it is painful to read and its depiction of the aftermath of sexual assault and the mental processes of the main character mean that any reader needs to be aware of this content before reading, but it is also carefully done, with a skilful use of minimal words and descriptions of physical sensations and sounds. It has similarities to books like Eimear McBride’s The Lesser Bohemians, but far more condensed, focused on detail and spanning a short space of time. Every word feels like an attack or relief in this impressively written book that depicts a terrible subject in an emotive and haunting way.
This short novel is an exercise in darkly poetic prose that takes a difficult subject and inhabits the trauma of the experience. At times it is so visceral that it is painful to read and its depiction of the aftermath of sexual assault and the mental processes of the main character mean that any reader needs to be aware of this content before reading, but it is also carefully done, with a skilful use of minimal words and descriptions of physical sensations and sounds. It has similarities to books like Eimear McBride’s The Lesser Bohemians, but far more condensed, focused on detail and spanning a short space of time. Every word feels like an attack or relief in this impressively written book that depicts a terrible subject in an emotive and haunting way.
I'm not even sure how to word what I read, it is a harsh book, a rough book.
In some parts confusion, in other parts a sick feeling deepening in your stomach as you read. I wasn't prepared to read this really, in all honestly not sure what I read. It goes between this real life trauma in a strange, out of this world way.
The author wanted that shock factor, which is there but it also left me with a disgusted feeling like that of Lincoln. Especially with the way things are explained, especially because of the subject matters of choice as well.
I don't know if I could read this again or want to read it again, let alone pass it on. I feel it's a book you actually have to really think about before just handing it willy-nilly.
In some parts confusion, in other parts a sick feeling deepening in your stomach as you read. I wasn't prepared to read this really, in all honestly not sure what I read. It goes between this real life trauma in a strange, out of this world way.
The author wanted that shock factor, which is there but it also left me with a disgusted feeling like that of Lincoln. Especially with the way things are explained, especially because of the subject matters of choice as well.
I don't know if I could read this again or want to read it again, let alone pass it on. I feel it's a book you actually have to really think about before just handing it willy-nilly.
I did not love this book, but oh how I appreciated the imagery, the visceral reactions caused by segmented words and scenes, the semblance of poetry, and the symbolism. It is well-crafted and strange.
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated