ursulamonarch 's review for:

Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda
4.0

I loved and admired this book (in spite of its weird goodreads synopsis). The themes of gender, race, colonialism, and society, all x vampirism, were outstanding and insightful. I also appreciated the writing, which I found at times, touching, dry, witty, and heartfelt, without ever being cloying (and sometimes being a bit disturbing!). I was not as interested in the art world component as the book was, and... while I liked this book, for some reason it took me a long time to read. I'm not sure if it's just because it was a little heavy or dense, or if I didn't quite find it compelling. Nonetheless, I look forward to more by this author.