finedanddandy 's review for:

Peach by Emma Glass

2.5

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Peach is a gruesome novella that follows the narrator, Peach, through the day after a brutal sexual assault. It is written in a choppy, string of consciousness style.  The descriptions of characters and their actions throughout this story are disgusting and frequently food based; the teacher is human custard, the assailant and oily sausage.  At the beginning, I felt as though the shocking, visceral descriptions were indicative of Peach’s mental state after the assault, however, as the story progressed, it began to feel a bit gratuitous.  This was a 2.5 for me, because while I feel it is important to tell the stories of sexual assault victims, the ending left me disappointed and saddened. I don’t think we necessarily need more stories about a victim being entirely consumed by their trauma, no matter how metaphorical they may or may not be.