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A review by wildgurl
Toad by Katherine Dunn
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Toad
by: Katherine Dunn
2022
Farrar Straus
3.6 stars
Previously unpublished, this is a loosely told fictionalized version of Dunn's time as a student at Reed College in the late 1960's. The story of Sally Gunnar, a strange reclusive women who spends her days alone, at home. Her only friends or companions are a vase of goldfish, a garden toad, and door to door salesmen.
Sally broods over her regrets, her inability to ever feel good in her own body, and having never find that great romance. Sally observes others lives: Carlotta, a free spirit with a troubled nature; Rennel- self-avsorbed philosophy student; and the tragedy that tore their friendship apart.
Strange, bizarre and daring, Sally is easy to like. She's different, she reminds you of someone you use to know. Her complexity is crass and convoluted. The fresh writing reminds why I am such a fan of Katnerine Dunn. Her characters and quirky worlds are inviting, and somehow always seem familiar.
Good read. A fun wild story.
by: Katherine Dunn
2022
Farrar Straus
3.6 stars
Previously unpublished, this is a loosely told fictionalized version of Dunn's time as a student at Reed College in the late 1960's. The story of Sally Gunnar, a strange reclusive women who spends her days alone, at home. Her only friends or companions are a vase of goldfish, a garden toad, and door to door salesmen.
Sally broods over her regrets, her inability to ever feel good in her own body, and having never find that great romance. Sally observes others lives: Carlotta, a free spirit with a troubled nature; Rennel- self-avsorbed philosophy student; and the tragedy that tore their friendship apart.
Strange, bizarre and daring, Sally is easy to like. She's different, she reminds you of someone you use to know. Her complexity is crass and convoluted. The fresh writing reminds why I am such a fan of Katnerine Dunn. Her characters and quirky worlds are inviting, and somehow always seem familiar.
Good read. A fun wild story.