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A review by justfoxie
The Swan Book by Alexis Wright
3.0
Read for Houseman's Feminist Science Fiction Book Club
Definitely one of the best novels selected so far from a pure craft and literary merit - but I found it extremely difficult and unenjoyable to read, which I suspect is the point. But if you like surreal fiction with extended allegory and shape-shifting characters then this is absolutely the book for you. A real tour de force which I was able to appreciate for what it was once I stopped trying to make "sense" of the story. Will be great to discuss. I wish I had liked it more.
Definitely one of the best novels selected so far from a pure craft and literary merit - but I found it extremely difficult and unenjoyable to read, which I suspect is the point. But if you like surreal fiction with extended allegory and shape-shifting characters then this is absolutely the book for you. A real tour de force which I was able to appreciate for what it was once I stopped trying to make "sense" of the story. Will be great to discuss. I wish I had liked it more.