A review by jdcorley
Pleasure Ground by Orrie Hitt

emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is essentially the same story that Hitt used so many times - a young wife, a tyrannical farmer, a meatheaded protagonist drawn into her web. However this time around Hitt seems to have hit a little more on some actual characterization and a climax that goes beyond "and then traditional heteronormativity won again". Although it wraps up just as suddenly as usual, there actually is a denouement, a woman takes actual action - and not just one woman! A real shocker for someone who is used to Hitt's parade of sex dolls and madonnas. Honestly it may be the work of his I like the best. 
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