robotswithpersonality's review against another edition
There's a point at which evocative surrealism eliminates sense-making and this is on the wrong side of that borderline. Also, gross and disturbing.
Would not advise eating while reading.
There were moments clearly outlining one version of our world a few years in the future where climate change has made things worse for everybody, and humanity's unchecked negative actions to continue to deteriorate the environment, but overall the novella is too disjointed. It doesn't come across as a teaching moment, just a dystopian backdrop.
On the side of the yikes: it's never explicitly conveyed as ED, but there are MANY moments showcasing different behaviours that mimick disordered eating and it's effects, those currently struggling or recovering, be aware.
⚠️SA, animal death, abuse, body horror
Would not advise eating while reading.
There were moments clearly outlining one version of our world a few years in the future where climate change has made things worse for everybody, and humanity's unchecked negative actions to continue to deteriorate the environment, but overall the novella is too disjointed. It doesn't come across as a teaching moment, just a dystopian backdrop.
On the side of the yikes: it's never explicitly conveyed as ED, but there are MANY moments showcasing different behaviours that mimick disordered eating and it's effects, those currently struggling or recovering, be aware.
⚠️SA, animal death, abuse, body horror
neg_g's review against another edition
1.0
Quite boring.
It seems to me that the author has used every single metaphor and simile that came to her mind.
I expected to enjoy the nightmarish atmosphere and all the weird stuff, but I got so tired with the over the top writing and all the unnecessarily uncommon words (maybe a translation issue?)
It seems to me that the author has used every single metaphor and simile that came to her mind.
I expected to enjoy the nightmarish atmosphere and all the weird stuff, but I got so tired with the over the top writing and all the unnecessarily uncommon words (maybe a translation issue?)
zacko's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
sunhillow's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Quick read which leaves you wanting more, but I the lack of continuity over such a short timespan left my confused about who was who and what was happening. Maybe this will change with a reread and it’s short enough that that’s not a chore. Wonderfully and terrifyingly imagined.
hailey_sar's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
brontesmovingbooks's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Really fucking weird.
Not what I was expecting, I think the blurb does it a great disservice. I went in thinking climate change, Annihilation vibes or maybe a children's bible. It wasn’t!
I don’t think this book really worked the way I wanted it to either. As i mentioned the blurb really doesn’t describe this book right and I think it’s a shame because I think it could really work for others!
Not what I was expecting, I think the blurb does it a great disservice. I went in thinking climate change, Annihilation vibes or maybe a children's bible. It wasn’t!
I don’t think this book really worked the way I wanted it to either. As i mentioned the blurb really doesn’t describe this book right and I think it’s a shame because I think it could really work for others!
ms_smith's review against another edition
1.0
This book wanted to be sublime, but it was rather boring and shallow. Things were disgusting for the sake of disgust and nothing else, it was all deptless, which the narrator wasn't helping with her one dimensional tone.
I was disappointed, I awaited this book to be similar to Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy and got this meaningless crap.
I was disappointed, I awaited this book to be similar to Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy and got this meaningless crap.
taliaissmart's review against another edition
1.0
Not for me! I can appreciate the dark atmosphere, but I thought the writing was over the top (could be the translation, idk) and the fragmented stories didn’t make much sense as standalones or as a collective novel.