A review by twistingsnake
Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

What a complication of a book. It's romantic and tense, tragic and beautiful. I loved every brutal twist inside it and how to demanded such tenderness despite it. I really do think this is one of those queer classics everyone should read. I like that this is not a love story so much as a book about two men who exist in a space they would have never occupied otherwise. And in that, they find each other. Despite themselves. It's heart-wrenching and a little mean in a way I love.