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manikahemmerixh 's review for:
Piglet
by Lottie Hazell
This is definitely a niche novel. It has undertones of exploring female hysteria/desperation like many popular novels have, but is very food focused. If you aren't interested in food/cooking, or if you can't relate to an unhealthy relationship with food/body image then this book will probably be pretty boring to you. The plot of the book is pretty simple but the way that it's written, and the way the author isn't afraid to stretch things and take them to such an uncomfortable moment (while still remaining realistic vs. pushing boundaries into horror or a type of magical realism) is what makes this book special.
The setting is the weeks leading up to the main character, Piglet's, wedding, and the actions of her fiancé do contribute, ( One thing I didn't appreciate that much was the ambiguity of what exactly it is that he did. In this case, I don't think it would change anything to provide something concrete for the reader. ) but this is really a novel about Piglet's relationship with herself. She's desperate for the world to see her a certain way, a way that is in direct contrast with the family she was born into and the way she was raised. And as she tries to stretch herself to make everything fit, she opens an unfillable void in herself - leaving her (quite literally) starving.
The main contributing factor to this not being a 4 ⭐ range read for me, was re-readability. Piglet is narrated very well and there are memorable moments, but I don't feel anything pulling me back to it or making me want to explore it more.
The setting is the weeks leading up to the main character, Piglet's, wedding, and the actions of her fiancé do contribute, (
The main contributing factor to this not being a 4 ⭐ range read for me, was re-readability. Piglet is narrated very well and there are memorable moments, but I don't feel anything pulling me back to it or making me want to explore it more.