soleira 's review for:

Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite

1.5

challenging dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Every instance of sexual abuse of minors, sexual abuse in general, incest, misogyny, and the rest felt gratuitous without a point, or that the point was simply to indulge in it. Not in the service of anything greater as a theme, just a list of bad things happening to and because of bad people. While the narrative is awful, the writing itself of each sentence and paragraph etc is competent. Makes me reevaluate other works by this author, as fetishistic vs having anything to say.