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3.11 AVERAGE
3.11 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
dark
tense
I’m not sure quite what to make of this book. It felt like some of the more experimental stuff I read in college, where I often realized there were layers below what I was reading that I was completely missing.
There’s a rhythm to the word choices, lots of assonance and alliteration, bits of rhyme and wordplay that felt inventive. The language was also very visceral and occasionally really distributing.
I wanted more clarity though, and more tied up ends. I couldn’t quite tell in a lot of places if we were working metaphorically or literally, which was maybe the point, but also frustrating. In the end I just didn’t get it, but at least it was short?
There’s a rhythm to the word choices, lots of assonance and alliteration, bits of rhyme and wordplay that felt inventive. The language was also very visceral and occasionally really distributing.
I wanted more clarity though, and more tied up ends. I couldn’t quite tell in a lot of places if we were working metaphorically or literally, which was maybe the point, but also frustrating. In the end I just didn’t get it, but at least it was short?
I kept reading it, I understood the concept but it was just very odd. Some parts i thought were great in their symbolism but the end has left me wondering what the hell is going on.
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content/Trigger Warnings: rape, sexual assault, murder, violence, cannibalism, death, animal abuse, animal death
I saw this book in a bookstore a couple years ago and the cover was so beautiful, I was instantly drawn in. I read the first few pages and the writing style was so different from what I was used to that I didn't understand it too well. But it was always in the back of my mind, because the language, the rhyme, the poetry-like way of storytelling, the stream-of-consciousness type writing was just so captivating. I picked up the book today and finished it in one sitting. Every word keeps you hooked and you just keep reading. Really important to pay attention and really read the way it's written or the words will go right over your head. It's so sickening, and feels like such a different take to me on sexual assault. Although, I expected the ending to be different (SPOILER ALERT--->), I didn't like how it was made sort of inevitable that Peach had to perish. That she had to 'rot' away. But the way the plot played out may just have been dissatisfying to me personally. The imagery in the book was definitely very vivid. I finished it about an hour ago and I still see all the images quite clearly in my head, almost feeling like I can smell it all too. It was so horrifying, and so unlike anything I've ever read. The way the characters were all described was definitely very interesting too. Everyone was sort of fluid, everything was sort of uncertain. It was like the titular character 'Peach' saw the world in terms of her feelings for things. The way she saw people seemed to be an exaggeration of the way they looked or the way they made her feel. I enjoyed reading this, but I wouldn't recommend it for everyone because it is quite gruesome and trigger warnings/content warnings must be read.
I saw this book in a bookstore a couple years ago and the cover was so beautiful, I was instantly drawn in. I read the first few pages and the writing style was so different from what I was used to that I didn't understand it too well. But it was always in the back of my mind, because the language, the rhyme, the poetry-like way of storytelling, the stream-of-consciousness type writing was just so captivating. I picked up the book today and finished it in one sitting. Every word keeps you hooked and you just keep reading. Really important to pay attention and really read the way it's written or the words will go right over your head. It's so sickening, and feels like such a different take to me on sexual assault. Although, I expected the ending to be different (SPOILER ALERT--->), I didn't like how it was made sort of inevitable that Peach had to perish. That she had to 'rot' away. But the way the plot played out may just have been dissatisfying to me personally. The imagery in the book was definitely very vivid. I finished it about an hour ago and I still see all the images quite clearly in my head, almost feeling like I can smell it all too. It was so horrifying, and so unlike anything I've ever read. The way the characters were all described was definitely very interesting too. Everyone was sort of fluid, everything was sort of uncertain. It was like the titular character 'Peach' saw the world in terms of her feelings for things. The way she saw people seemed to be an exaggeration of the way they looked or the way they made her feel. I enjoyed reading this, but I wouldn't recommend it for everyone because it is quite gruesome and trigger warnings/content warnings must be read.