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madelinequinnee 's review for:
Talia
by Daniel J. Volpe
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is my second Daniel J. Volpe read, and if i’m honest, I found this rather disappointing.
I was really looking forward to picking this up, as the premise sounded really interesting and I enjoyed Plastic Monsters by him, but this just didn’t hit how I wanted. The gore scenes were definitely disgusting and disturbing, so props to the author for that, but I felt like at times this came across more as a misogynistic piece of torture p0rn rather than a critique on the industry. I think this story would have been a lot better had it been written by a female author, who may have handled the topic with a bit more decorum.
If you want a book that’s going to make you feel gross, sure i’d say read this, but don’t expect anything more than that.
I was really looking forward to picking this up, as the premise sounded really interesting and I enjoyed Plastic Monsters by him, but this just didn’t hit how I wanted. The gore scenes were definitely disgusting and disturbing, so props to the author for that, but I felt like at times this came across more as a misogynistic piece of torture p0rn rather than a critique on the industry. I think this story would have been a lot better had it been written by a female author, who may have handled the topic with a bit more decorum.
If you want a book that’s going to make you feel gross, sure i’d say read this, but don’t expect anything more than that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Car accident, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Abortion