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A review by aliceintheuk4
Children of Paradise by Camilla Grudova
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
A truly revolting psychological parody into the world of pretentious film nerds, zero hour contracts and major corporations and the jobsworths that work for them.
The narrating character at the start is pathetic, weak willed and sympathy inducing, surrounded by weird, acidic film buffs. As she is drawn into their world, and the world of the old fashioned cinema they work in, she appears to slowly lose her grip on reality and really start to fit in with the motley band of strange supporting characters. When the cinema is bought by a huge company things start to fall apart at a rapid pace and the narrators whole shakily built world comes falling down around her.
The narrating character at the start is pathetic, weak willed and sympathy inducing, surrounded by weird, acidic film buffs. As she is drawn into their world, and the world of the old fashioned cinema they work in, she appears to slowly lose her grip on reality and really start to fit in with the motley band of strange supporting characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Alcohol, Mental illness, Abortion, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, and Death