A review by ssn8
Consumed by David Cronenberg

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

I’m a huge fan of David Cronenberg, so obviously I loved this book. I say “obviously” not because of some deep loyalty to the man - sure, I was excited, but he’s made movies I don’t like and books are such a different medium. No, I say “obviously” because this novel, like so much of his work, deals with sex and the body and surgery and technology and the affects of technology and a ton of other themes that I love when he tackles. I’ll be honest, the North Korea talk did lose me a bit, and while I loved the technical delves into the cameras used I also did kind of skim them, but these are minor complaints that ultimately work into the overall vibe of the book. And I loved that vibe. 

I read 80% of this book in one day (in two sittings) so I’m sad I wasn’t able to finish it then, because man was I sucked in. This book REALLY feels like some of my favorite Cronenberg movies: confusing and weird and engaging and fun and off putting in the best way possible.