A review by interlibraryloan
Girls Against God by Jenny Hval

dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.5

“I won’t be able to write this, but I’ll try. I want writing that can summon death, that can summon the disintegration of human tissue. The tissue melts in a chemical, or a magical, or alchemical reaction. I don’t desire total freedom, or total misanthropy. Do you get that? I desire magic, the same alchemical reaction that transforms hatred to a new or strange form of love.”

I really really enjoyed this book. Super unique novel/interrogative monologue.  It’s hard to classify it as a specific sort of writing, and attempting to do so almost feels disingenuous to everything that it captures.