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Animals Eat Each Other
by Elle Nash
A story about destruction and loss of identity as a result of extreme yearning for external validation. The MC, unnamed, gets reeled into a throuple situation with a couple who has a child. She is often relegated to the role of “sexual object” which is acted upon rather than an emotional addition to the relationship. As a result of this, she becomes increasingly disconnected from the relationship and her attempts at trying to get involved and get more attention are to no avail. Leading her to try and replace one of the “emotionally involved” parties and pandemonium ensues.
While I appreciated Nash’s flowy prose, I found the characters to be lacking in complexity and depth. There was so much potential to delve into why certain characters acted the way they did, or to even provide a bit more substance to their personalities. I understand that the sparsity of information surrounding the characters were likely to underscore the superficial nature of their relationships but it need *more*.
This shortcoming of the book unfortunately prevented me from getting super invested in this story; hence the three stars...
While I appreciated Nash’s flowy prose, I found the characters to be lacking in complexity and depth. There was so much potential to delve into why certain characters acted the way they did, or to even provide a bit more substance to their personalities. I understand that the sparsity of information surrounding the characters were likely to underscore the superficial nature of their relationships but it need *more*.
This shortcoming of the book unfortunately prevented me from getting super invested in this story; hence the three stars...