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A review by stonkermumi
Anonymous Sex by Hillary Jordan, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
I picked this up solely because of the title. It was at the library. I couldn't not grab the book named Anonymous Sex.
So this is a set of anthologies without an author tied to each of the stories. This means though for me, I really did not like some of the author's writing styles. The others were alright. I think overall, this book was way too avant-garde for me.
This feels like it was more meant to be literature and commentary on sex itself rather than a set of stories about anonymous sex. The title and synopsis is probably the biggest problem. It sets up an expectation and you get something entirely different.
There's one short that has continuous run on sentences which I can only assume was on purpose. Another entry is written entirely in the second person which was very jarring. I can only assume who the author thought would be reading this book but it wasn't me.
The only entry that I kind of liked was Find Me. It felt most like what I was expecting when I picked up this book.
Also I hate reading the line, her labia ached.
So this is a set of anthologies without an author tied to each of the stories. This means though for me, I really did not like some of the author's writing styles. The others were alright. I think overall, this book was way too avant-garde for me.
This feels like it was more meant to be literature and commentary on sex itself rather than a set of stories about anonymous sex. The title and synopsis is probably the biggest problem. It sets up an expectation and you get something entirely different.
There's one short that has continuous run on sentences which I can only assume was on purpose. Another entry is written entirely in the second person which was very jarring. I can only assume who the author thought would be reading this book but it wasn't me.
The only entry that I kind of liked was Find Me. It felt most like what I was expecting when I picked up this book.
Also I hate reading the line, her labia ached.