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moreglittermorefur's review
4.0
Elle Nash decided that things needed to escalate. She chose violence and I want to live in it.
#unhingedhotgirlshit
#unhingedhotgirlshit
natmids's review
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
booksnpunks's review against another edition
4.0
This was an effortlessly cool short story collection about female desire and relationships. Elle Nash is truly becoming the queen of the underground and I’m so excited to read more from her after finishing this.
The writing in these stories was excellent - I usually find with short story collections I can find them hard to settle in to but her writing really grabs you by the throat and demands your attention. And she writes so unapologetically about feminine rage and lust.
My favourite story was the one which spoke about bulimia and eating disorders. I’ve never really seen it talked about in the way Nash talked about it in this story and it just completely blew me away. There is a sort of Gen X feel to her stories but they are also riffing off the trend of messy women at the moment and I love how her writing is really paring the two together. It’s got a deep sense of hopelessness vs excess which I find really interesting.
Can’t wait for Gag Reflex to come out later this year and going to be reading Animals Eat Each Other as soon as I can.
The writing in these stories was excellent - I usually find with short story collections I can find them hard to settle in to but her writing really grabs you by the throat and demands your attention. And she writes so unapologetically about feminine rage and lust.
My favourite story was the one which spoke about bulimia and eating disorders. I’ve never really seen it talked about in the way Nash talked about it in this story and it just completely blew me away. There is a sort of Gen X feel to her stories but they are also riffing off the trend of messy women at the moment and I love how her writing is really paring the two together. It’s got a deep sense of hopelessness vs excess which I find really interesting.
Can’t wait for Gag Reflex to come out later this year and going to be reading Animals Eat Each Other as soon as I can.
readbybetty_'s review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
raincorbyn's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
beardedbarista's review
5.0
This book will make you uncomfortable.
I like that. So I liked this book a lot.
I also really appreciate that it was legit pocket sized. Nash has a way with words and her stories keep you coming back for the next one. They also kind of terrify me a little bit.
I like that. So I liked this book a lot.
I also really appreciate that it was legit pocket sized. Nash has a way with words and her stories keep you coming back for the next one. They also kind of terrify me a little bit.
millie_salt's review
3.0
This book covers some pretty heavy themes in a very powerful way. Whilst I very much enjoyed a good number of these short stories, I felt as if some of them were overly anonymised and hard to keep up with.
I also think the book should have started off with some different stories, as I personally found the first few stories the least interesting and the most convoluted.
I also think the book should have started off with some different stories, as I personally found the first few stories the least interesting and the most convoluted.