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A review by goatsrsexy
Rouge by Mona Awad
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Mona Awad is one of my favourite authors of all time. She introduced me to surrealism in novels and she is the perfect writer for this genre. The way she writes makes it so easy to immerse yourself in the delirium of her stories. I was so excited (and honoured) to receive an earc of her newest book, Rouge.
Rouge was like a weird nightmarish fairytale. A very loose Snow White adaptation, with some very strong commentary on beauty standards and self esteem. It had some painful but beautiful commentary on mother-daughter relationships. It also had weird cults, red jellyfish, and Tom Cruise.
What is it actually about? A woman named Belle who is completely obsessed with skincare and beauty. Her mother dies suddenly and when Belle goes to take care of things, she discovers her mother was a member of some kind of mysterious spa. The spa keeps offering Belle free treatments and they work amazingly, but they come at a steep cost.
If you've read any of Awads previous novels, you know that it's impossible to really describe the plot. You just have to dive in and find your way through. I expect that people will take a lot of different things from Rouge and your interpretation could be completely different from mind. I mean mine.
Thanks to Netgalley for the arc.
Rouge was like a weird nightmarish fairytale. A very loose Snow White adaptation, with some very strong commentary on beauty standards and self esteem. It had some painful but beautiful commentary on mother-daughter relationships. It also had weird cults, red jellyfish, and Tom Cruise.
What is it actually about? A woman named Belle who is completely obsessed with skincare and beauty. Her mother dies suddenly and when Belle goes to take care of things, she discovers her mother was a member of some kind of mysterious spa. The spa keeps offering Belle free treatments and they work amazingly, but they come at a steep cost.
If you've read any of Awads previous novels, you know that it's impossible to really describe the plot. You just have to dive in and find your way through. I expect that people will take a lot of different things from Rouge and your interpretation could be completely different from mind. I mean mine.
Thanks to Netgalley for the arc.