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A review by kmk182
Nudes by Elle Nash
4.0
It's difficult to review this one. Animals Eat Each Other was something that really blew me away. Nash obviously has a raw style unlike anyone else out there that I've read. That book was something you can't just reccomend to anyone. It is for the open minded and is a mood; you don't want to read that unprepared. As much as I loved that Nudes didn't have the same impact.
Nash is exploding some taboo themes that many of us experience but few of us want to discuss. Nudes suffers from being full of characters that are detached, thus its harder as a reader to get as invested. There also is a repetitive nature amongst the essays/stories. In the end it leaves you a little numb to the chaos that constantly is coming for you. Which maybe is the point.
So again leaving this just a star rating is tough. If you've read Nash before this is probably what you expect. The style is there. However, I'm kinda disappointed in that I don't want this to be another author that gets stuck in one gear and puts out the same thing over and over. I want Nash's talent to explore other worlds; I'm rooting for that.
So in closing it probably accomplished what it wanted; but I was left wishing for more. I'll definitely support whatever comes next.
Nash is exploding some taboo themes that many of us experience but few of us want to discuss. Nudes suffers from being full of characters that are detached, thus its harder as a reader to get as invested. There also is a repetitive nature amongst the essays/stories. In the end it leaves you a little numb to the chaos that constantly is coming for you. Which maybe is the point.
So again leaving this just a star rating is tough. If you've read Nash before this is probably what you expect. The style is there. However, I'm kinda disappointed in that I don't want this to be another author that gets stuck in one gear and puts out the same thing over and over. I want Nash's talent to explore other worlds; I'm rooting for that.
So in closing it probably accomplished what it wanted; but I was left wishing for more. I'll definitely support whatever comes next.