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Sister, Maiden, Monster
by Lucy A. Snyder
What the fuck did I just read.
I kinda wanna keep it at that, but I'll elaborate. Let's say that this book did *not* go the way I expected it to. It's.. daring. It made me realize that contemporary universes suddenly going all batshit up in here isn't my favoured setting.
To me, the book felt a bit unbalanced, though I struggle to explain why. The pacing seems a bit off, and the weight of each character's section is also a bit odd to me. The first part takes a while, is pretty detailed, seems relatively "realistic".. and then it just starts rushing(ish) and gets bizarre. Bizarre is not bad, but it definitely contributed to the balance issue for me.
I liked the writing style most of the time. Didn't much care for having one person's accent written out and none of the others. And some parts were so detailed, and then others were subjected to the whole "let's not tell the reader wtf is going on and let's never give them any real answers either". It was usually those parts that felt inconsequential despite there being such an emphasis on them when it was happening.
Is it a book I'd recommend? I.. don't think so. I'd love for it to have been a bit more "normal" but honestly I appreciate the author taking the plunge and do something completely unique and out there. It didn't quite hit the spot for me, although it also didn't fully miss it. It's quite gorey and gross at times, which is also why I'd be hesitant to recommend it, though it didn't bother me.
Dunno. Not bad. Might be good for people that like some social commentary with their body horror?
I kinda wanna keep it at that, but I'll elaborate. Let's say that this book did *not* go the way I expected it to. It's.. daring. It made me realize that contemporary universes suddenly going all batshit up in here isn't my favoured setting.
To me, the book felt a bit unbalanced, though I struggle to explain why. The pacing seems a bit off, and the weight of each character's section is also a bit odd to me. The first part takes a while, is pretty detailed, seems relatively "realistic".. and then it just starts rushing(ish) and gets bizarre. Bizarre is not bad, but it definitely contributed to the balance issue for me.
I liked the writing style most of the time. Didn't much care for having one person's accent written out and none of the others. And some parts were so detailed, and then others were subjected to the whole "let's not tell the reader wtf is going on and let's never give them any real answers either". It was usually those parts that felt inconsequential despite there being such an emphasis on them when it was happening.
Is it a book I'd recommend? I.. don't think so. I'd love for it to have been a bit more "normal" but honestly I appreciate the author taking the plunge and do something completely unique and out there. It didn't quite hit the spot for me, although it also didn't fully miss it. It's quite gorey and gross at times, which is also why I'd be hesitant to recommend it, though it didn't bother me.
Dunno. Not bad. Might be good for people that like some social commentary with their body horror?