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A review by readingwithsammi
The Passion of New Eve by Angela Carter
1.0
I am speechless. & not in the best of ways.
- read for boxall's 1001 books to read before you die-.
“Proposition one: time is a man, space is a woman.”
Ok I don't know where to start but to state that this book IS A LOT. It is a lot to take in process and just idk. Basically, in dystopian USA, a sh*tty man runs away and falls into the hands of a goddess Eve where she transforms him into a beautiful woman. He has to live as that women & essentially face all the things that women have to face when dealing with sh*tty men. Sounds like an interesting plot right? It is not that simple and there are a million subplots and weird things happening that I'm not even going to start to explain.
This is very much a literary and feminist writing. I feel like you could really deep dive into the symbolism, meanings, themes, and ultimate universal truths of this book. But I didn't want to do that. Carter definitely broke the mold with this one & I really just didn't like the paths she chose through this story.
All in all, I just didn't enjoy it. However, it didn't turn me off from Carter completely. I have two of her other books (that frankly I'm nervous to read) but I feel like her sweet spot (for me) will be her short story collections. I think having these boundaries pushed in a shorter capacity will allow me to enjoy the weirdness for what they are instead of getting lost in all the things I can't/don't want to follow.
- read for boxall's 1001 books to read before you die-.
“Proposition one: time is a man, space is a woman.”
Ok I don't know where to start but to state that this book IS A LOT. It is a lot to take in process and just idk. Basically, in dystopian USA, a sh*tty man runs away and falls into the hands of a goddess Eve where she transforms him into a beautiful woman. He has to live as that women & essentially face all the things that women have to face when dealing with sh*tty men. Sounds like an interesting plot right? It is not that simple and there are a million subplots and weird things happening that I'm not even going to start to explain.
This is very much a literary and feminist writing. I feel like you could really deep dive into the symbolism, meanings, themes, and ultimate universal truths of this book. But I didn't want to do that. Carter definitely broke the mold with this one & I really just didn't like the paths she chose through this story.
All in all, I just didn't enjoy it. However, it didn't turn me off from Carter completely. I have two of her other books (that frankly I'm nervous to read) but I feel like her sweet spot (for me) will be her short story collections. I think having these boundaries pushed in a shorter capacity will allow me to enjoy the weirdness for what they are instead of getting lost in all the things I can't/don't want to follow.