A review by lispectorsexual
Blood and Guts in High School: A Novel by Kathy Acker

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The writing style is very unique, it’s fragmented, it doesn’t follow a linear pattern, just as Janey’s psyche. It isn’t solely constricted to internal monologues which makes it an even more interesting read of how messy her life is.

The anger which is felt through the writing/Janey towards the world and its male fascist leaders and misogynistic tendencies and how women are viewed as nothing but objects of sex and the only way they can even hope to get a step on this ladder made by capitalism is through them spreading their legs. A strange but not bad read.