A review by mikkareads
Nana by Brandon Massey

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

1.25

 In my opinion, it's predictable, it's boring, it's sexist - we see much of the action through the Male Gaze, the perspective of a chronic womanizer who lustfully perceives every woman's breasts, legs, and buttocks as objects of desire. Even with a woman he rightly sees as evil, he can't help but mention her sex appeal.

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There are numerous sex scenes, many of which are part of the horror aspect of the book. Two of them are scenes where a man is forcibly tied up and forced to have sex against his will - but of course, he secretly enjoys it because the woman is sooooo incredibly attractive and kinky. This is, in my eyes, a trivialization of sexual violence, which I find distasteful even in an exaggerated campy horror novel. 
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