A review by bennysbooks
Boy Parts by Eliza Clark

Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.

I was prepared for this book to be bleak, I'm comfortable with the occasionally bleak read. But it has to have some payoff to keep me invested - interesting commentary, a unique writing style, a dark sense of humour, something new or experimental or just executed so well that I can't help but admire the craft. There were a few lines that made me laugh, and I enjoyed how despicable the main character was, but the payoff wasn't there for me. I think I was expecting something more in the vein of Morvern Callar (bleak but so compelling I couldn't look away) and I did not find that here. I dreaded picking it up every time I sat down to read. Ultimately not for me.