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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
You either get this book, or you don’t. I would advise not eating while you read it—I still can’t bring myself to eat mushrooms a few days after wrapping this one up. A thought-provoking and disturbing piece of feminist speculative fiction.
Weird premise somehow was weirder than I could even imagine
"Elegantly chilling" describes this well. The copy I have actually contains two stories, and the title tale is only 95 pages long. Set in an outpost of civilization a short time after all of the women have died of an illness that left the men unscathed, the remaining settlers are grappling with their status as the final generation of men, possibly anywhere. We never learn what happened to the rest of humanity, but the residents of this town seem to believe they are alone. When strange mushrooms start growing on the graves of the buried women, the town storyteller weaves a tale about new brides coming back to save the men from their fates...
It is creepy, weirder than almost anything I've encountered, and pretty gross at times! Very interesting and memorable
It is creepy, weirder than almost anything I've encountered, and pretty gross at times! Very interesting and memorable
challenging
mysterious
medium-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:
Yes
I got nothing.
Wtf did I just read? I like weird books and all, but what the fuck was this?
Wtf did I just read? I like weird books and all, but what the fuck was this?
I really didn't like this book. The story wasn't terrible as a whole. Concept was weird and interesting but that's honestly it for me. The storytelling with constant symbolism makes my brain picture nonsensical things because I'm literal and take things as such so a little bit is nice and adds something to the story but it was just too much. Almost like trying way to hard.
I think it would have been better with more detail. The conclusion fell so flat after such a unique and weird story.
I think it would have been better with more detail. The conclusion fell so flat after such a unique and weird story.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
Aliya Whiteley uses the gender binary to blur itself and create a sense of quiet thoughtfulness about what it means to be human and where we draw that line.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Rape, Sexual content
I have to give this one 4. It's the first book in a long time that scared me with its uncomfortable, gross, and disgusting content.
incredibly heavy handed and not all that interesting, i was expecting a bit more body horror and that’s not really what this is, would’ve dnf’d if it weren’t so short