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A review by reading_and_wrighting
Lobster by Guillaume Lecasble
challenging
funny
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? Yes
4.0
This novella starts out with a literal bang: A sentient lobster and the lady who ate his dad, *ahem* "know each other in the biblical way" onboard the sinking Titanic. Yes, THAT Titanic, though Jack and Rose this is decidedly NOT.
Somehow it only gets weirder and more uncomfortable from there.
A beautifully-written, melancholic, surreal fable that I am pretty sure I.... enjoyed... is the wrong word. This book is an EXPERIENCE. That being said, I am not sure The French™️ should be allowed to write fiction. I will however, be adding this to my Staff Picks at work.
Get this book for the friend who insists they read "everything." Either you'll call their bluff, or you will, to paraphrase a review quote on the back cover, fill the "lobster-shaped hole" in their life.
Somehow it only gets weirder and more uncomfortable from there.
A beautifully-written, melancholic, surreal fable that I am pretty sure I.... enjoyed... is the wrong word. This book is an EXPERIENCE. That being said, I am not sure The French™️ should be allowed to write fiction. I will however, be adding this to my Staff Picks at work.
Get this book for the friend who insists they read "everything." Either you'll call their bluff, or you will, to paraphrase a review quote on the back cover, fill the "lobster-shaped hole" in their life.