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A review by paperknotbooks
The Orange Eats Creeps by Grace Krilanovich
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
This book feels like a series of Polaroid pics of dingy, triply scenes. There’s a lot of sucking of miscellaneous fluids from various orifices… mostly human and animal, occasionally inanimate objects. A lot of decomposition and sexual situations, which basically blend together.
While gross, the writing is engaging. I didn’t like this book for 98% of it, when I finally clicked as to what it was trying to do. I had an “oh!” moment. But I never wasn’t to reread this book.
While gross, the writing is engaging. I didn’t like this book for 98% of it, when I finally clicked as to what it was trying to do. I had an “oh!” moment. But I never wasn’t to reread this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Animal death, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Self harm, Addiction, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Gore, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Excrement, Suicide, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Emotional abuse, and Torture