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A review by clarice_mj
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
4.0
This has to be the strangest book I've ever read. The narrator - a bald, albino, hunchback female dwarf - is not very sympathetic, but I somehow found myself wanting to know more about her – at least in the beginning.
I didn't really like her, but of all the contemptible characters in this novel, I guess she was the least appalling. Her narrative is repulsive, yet at the same time compelling. I found each plot thread more disturbing than the previous. Just when I thought the story couldn't possibly get more demented – it does! And yet, I kept reading hoping for some kind of redemption. Redemption never came.
Katherine Dunn is a truly gifted writer. I highly recommend this disturbing novel to anyone who enjoys good literature and is looking for something unique to read.
I didn't really like her, but of all the contemptible characters in this novel, I guess she was the least appalling. Her narrative is repulsive, yet at the same time compelling. I found each plot thread more disturbing than the previous. Just when I thought the story couldn't possibly get more demented – it does! And yet, I kept reading hoping for some kind of redemption. Redemption never came.
Katherine Dunn is a truly gifted writer. I highly recommend this disturbing novel to anyone who enjoys good literature and is looking for something unique to read.