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A review by broccolimom
The Art of Taxidermy by Sharon Kernot
3.0
3*.
I clearly need to read the books I download faster because I cannot recall what led me to download this one. It was definitely outside of my regular genre comfort zone but I enjoyed it.
The Art of Taxidermy is a novel told in short prose. It is the story of Lottie, a young girl of German descent growing up in Australia in what seems to be the 70s or 80s. Lottie has lost her mother and struggles to fit in with other children. Partly because she is outcast as a German, partly because she is odd, and partly because she is slightly obsessed with the idea of finding and re-animating dead animals.
I found Lottie endearing and despite taking a while to warm up to the writing style and the prose, I actually quite enjoyed it.
I'd recommend this one to my friends with darker tastes.
*with thanks to NetGalley for the digital ARC in exchange for this honest review.
I clearly need to read the books I download faster because I cannot recall what led me to download this one. It was definitely outside of my regular genre comfort zone but I enjoyed it.
The Art of Taxidermy is a novel told in short prose. It is the story of Lottie, a young girl of German descent growing up in Australia in what seems to be the 70s or 80s. Lottie has lost her mother and struggles to fit in with other children. Partly because she is outcast as a German, partly because she is odd, and partly because she is slightly obsessed with the idea of finding and re-animating dead animals.
I found Lottie endearing and despite taking a while to warm up to the writing style and the prose, I actually quite enjoyed it.
I'd recommend this one to my friends with darker tastes.
*with thanks to NetGalley for the digital ARC in exchange for this honest review.