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Peach
by Emma Glass
This is probably the most horrendous book I have ever read.
Was it a bad book? Probably not. Did I hate it? Yes.
Spoiler alert: This is not for the faint-hearted and massive trigger warnings for sexual assault, violence, animal cruelty, murder, fat-shaming (at least that's how it felt to me?)
You cannot escape the visceral horror in this novella, and I kind of get the point of it (to a certain extent) due to the subject matter of the story, but oh my god I have never felt so disturbed by descriptions and it was just an all-around incredibly disturbing experience. I am completely aware that this was the desired effect of the author, and that is solely why I don't rate this 1 star.
The author had a clear vision on what she wanted to achieve, and the impact was definitely felt throughout the writing, so I commend her for that, but I hated this book. In parts, because that is what the author probably wanted me to feel, but mostly because a part of me felt that the point of this story was mainly to shock and subvert a little bit too much, and because of that, the rest of the narrative fell flat.
The rhythmic poetic language and sentence structure was interesting and added to the author's desired effect, but it was not enjoyable for me and I probably skim-read the last few pages (which in a 96 page novella is not a good sign) because I just wanted this book to be finished.
Was it a bad book? Probably not. Did I hate it? Yes.
Spoiler alert: This is not for the faint-hearted and massive trigger warnings for sexual assault, violence, animal cruelty, murder, fat-shaming (at least that's how it felt to me?)
You cannot escape the visceral horror in this novella, and I kind of get the point of it (to a certain extent) due to the subject matter of the story, but oh my god I have never felt so disturbed by descriptions and it was just an all-around incredibly disturbing experience. I am completely aware that this was the desired effect of the author, and that is solely why I don't rate this 1 star.
The author had a clear vision on what she wanted to achieve, and the impact was definitely felt throughout the writing, so I commend her for that, but I hated this book. In parts, because that is what the author probably wanted me to feel, but mostly because a part of me felt that the point of this story was mainly to shock and subvert a little bit too much, and because of that, the rest of the narrative fell flat.
The rhythmic poetic language and sentence structure was interesting and added to the author's desired effect, but it was not enjoyable for me and I probably skim-read the last few pages (which in a 96 page novella is not a good sign) because I just wanted this book to be finished.