A review by skepticalmoose
Vurt by Jeff Noon

adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

World building aside, this is just another “sad man pines for lost lover” story, albeit with way more incest and beastiality.  Very common in the genre of fucked up and trippy alterverse, a protagonist with zero redeeming qualities seeks a missing woman with no qualities at all, aside from “lost” and probably “beautiful”. 
The twist here is that the woman is actually a child: the sister he’s been statutory raping.  But he loves her, so it’s okay I guess?  Gross.

Anyway, while we’re on the subject of gross, there’s the bit at the end where it’s heavily implied that the Vurt actress he has virtual sex with many years in the future is the child produced from the incestuous relationship assault on his sister.  At least she is an adult.  We’ll take whatever silver lining we can get at this point.


I could have done without the graphics descriptions of dog genitals and dog sex, but maybe I’m not the target audience for this book.  

I actually liked the choppy style and the concept, but lord deliver me from these men who write women like set dressing with holes.
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