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3.36 AVERAGE
3.36 AVERAGE
CW/TW: rape, child abuse, animal butchering, body horror, suicide, murder
2.5 stars really. It was alright. I've read so many like it that have done it better.
Collection of vingettes rather than a novella that flows. Parts are separated by paragraphs describing how different branches of animals dream (for whatever reason)?
The story doesn't really have a clear plot, only telling the stories of a handful of characters dealing with changes. If it was any longer I would have DNF'd it.
Laura, a biologist trying to understand the parasite in the water that's changing everything, animals, humans, and herself.
Oppostie her, Heather, a strange woman with an animalistic hunger shows up throughout the book, a sort of antagonist. And in between, stories of various characters all dealing with their own mutations.
A combination of climate and body horror that isn't totally unique, but still a fine addition to the genre.
2.5 stars really. It was alright. I've read so many like it that have done it better.
Collection of vingettes rather than a novella that flows. Parts are separated by paragraphs describing how different branches of animals dream (for whatever reason)?
The story doesn't really have a clear plot, only telling the stories of a handful of characters dealing with changes. If it was any longer I would have DNF'd it.
Laura, a biologist trying to understand the parasite in the water that's changing everything, animals, humans, and herself.
Oppostie her, Heather, a strange woman with an animalistic hunger shows up throughout the book, a sort of antagonist. And in between, stories of various characters all dealing with their own mutations.
A combination of climate and body horror that isn't totally unique, but still a fine addition to the genre.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Sexual harassment
Minor: Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Colonisation, Pandemic/Epidemic
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Une courte lecture, mais très intéressante et surtout différente.
J'ai adoré son côté merveilleux et étrange. Les nouvelles semblent unies à la nature d'une façon belle et confuse. Ce style nous rend perplexe tout en menaçant de franchir la limite du merveilleux lui-même.
Par contre, l'écriture est un peu redondante puisque plusieurs mots sont réutilisés dans la même histoire. Mais elle est tout de même mignonne, cette écriture, surtout pour un premier livre.
J'ai moins aimé l'ennui que j'ai ressenti à la moitié du livre. Il me semblait que rien n'avait de sens et que rien n'était sur le point d'arriver. J'ai été fortement tentée de le laisser tomber... mais j'ai persévéré car il est rare qu'une auteure québécoise écrive du fantastique/merveilleux. Et quelle chance ! La fin était géniale et explosive ! Elle était sur la même longueur d'ondes que le thème de la nature, mais en version hyper-poignante.
La grossesse, l'accouchement et la mention des menstruations qu'on lit dans cette histoire méritent une mention. J'ai trouvé cela très bien écrit et cela apportait une touche définitivement féminine que plusieurs livres n'ont pas. Très intéressant !
Verdict ? Je lui donne un 4.5 étoiles sur 5, mais puisque l'on ne peut pas donner de .5 sur Goodreads, je lui ai donné 5 étoiles pour le sentiment de fascination que j'ai ressenti face à ces histoires.
- Catherine GV
J'ai adoré son côté merveilleux et étrange. Les nouvelles semblent unies à la nature d'une façon belle et confuse. Ce style nous rend perplexe tout en menaçant de franchir la limite du merveilleux lui-même.
Par contre, l'écriture est un peu redondante puisque plusieurs mots sont réutilisés dans la même histoire. Mais elle est tout de même mignonne, cette écriture, surtout pour un premier livre.
J'ai moins aimé l'ennui que j'ai ressenti à la moitié du livre. Il me semblait que rien n'avait de sens et que rien n'était sur le point d'arriver. J'ai été fortement tentée de le laisser tomber... mais j'ai persévéré car il est rare qu'une auteure québécoise écrive du fantastique/merveilleux. Et quelle chance ! La fin était géniale et explosive ! Elle était sur la même longueur d'ondes que le thème de la nature, mais en version hyper-poignante.
La grossesse, l'accouchement et la mention des menstruations qu'on lit dans cette histoire méritent une mention. J'ai trouvé cela très bien écrit et cela apportait une touche définitivement féminine que plusieurs livres n'ont pas. Très intéressant !
Verdict ? Je lui donne un 4.5 étoiles sur 5, mais puisque l'on ne peut pas donner de .5 sur Goodreads, je lui ai donné 5 étoiles pour le sentiment de fascination que j'ai ressenti face à ces histoires.
- Catherine GV
I have a hard time describing what my main problem with this book is, other than that it's not... weird enough? I feel like all the stories in this work are too brief to really get to the meat of the themes and topics they try to explore. Even the weirdest and most unhinged characters never get their full moment to shine beyond the initial shock of what their inclusion adds, and I think it's a shame, because the book still has no problem getting descriptive about bodily fluids and other gross-out content. I feel like -- with the exception of one story about a very particular dining experience -- the stories are, somehow, holding themselves back.
That being said, I enjoyed the prose, and I didn't find my concentration wavering even through the most slow-paced of the stories.
That being said, I enjoyed the prose, and I didn't find my concentration wavering even through the most slow-paced of the stories.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Pregnancy
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
a bizarre dream of a book. strong [b:Annihilation|17934530|Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)|Jeff VanderMeer|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1403941587l/17934530._SX50_.jpg|24946895] and [b:Fever Dream|30763882|Fever Dream|Samanta Schweblin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1471279721l/30763882._SX50_.jpg|42701168] vibes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Ok i see the vision 🧐
I loved the imagery and the mysteriousness of it all, but i wish it had been a bit more fleshed out. There wasn’t anything for me to hold on to, each time a character was vulnerable and i felt like i could relate to them the author cuts away to a different thing.
#ecohorror #biohorror #lgbtqia+
I loved the imagery and the mysteriousness of it all, but i wish it had been a bit more fleshed out. There wasn’t anything for me to hold on to, each time a character was vulnerable and i felt like i could relate to them the author cuts away to a different thing.
#ecohorror #biohorror #lgbtqia+
16 musty aroma
18 brackish smell, mud & chlorine
29 earthy smell
39 aromatic scent of cedar with pungent notes of leaves & insects rotting
—-smell of warm flesh
48 ancient scent of trees
52 mint & sugary water
64 formalin & disinfectant
80 peach-scented bubble bath
—afterscent of limestone
87 scent of evergreens stings the lungs
97 tangy smell of sweat
100 popcorn & cheap draft
114 gentle scent of laundry soap
18 brackish smell, mud & chlorine
29 earthy smell
39 aromatic scent of cedar with pungent notes of leaves & insects rotting
—-smell of warm flesh
48 ancient scent of trees
52 mint & sugary water
64 formalin & disinfectant
80 peach-scented bubble bath
—afterscent of limestone
87 scent of evergreens stings the lungs
97 tangy smell of sweat
100 popcorn & cheap draft
114 gentle scent of laundry soap