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Buddy reading is fun, this book was not for me.
Apologies to Robert (Barter Hordes) for failing this buddy read.
I actually read this book twice in one week thinking I had missed something, but nope. I just think it was not for me.
Apologies to Robert (Barter Hordes) for failing this buddy read.
I actually read this book twice in one week thinking I had missed something, but nope. I just think it was not for me.
This novel owes a huge debt to Kafka, one readily acknowledged by both author and reviewers, but the book I kept thinking about was Margaret Atwood's The Edible Woman, another sad, twisted tale about a woman trying to control her sexuality and her appetites.
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It's your body, you can treat it however you please. The only area where you're free to do just as you like. And even that doesn't turn out how you wanted.A remarkable novel about conformity and violence, told from three characters' perspectives. JSTOR Daily offers some historical context that deepened my understanding, but there is so much that resonates here even without that knowledge. ...more
I could not get into this book. Fortunately it’s a quick read, though chapters are long. I assumed the story would be told from the woman that goes vegetarian, but it’s not. It could be an interesting take, perspectives from her family members, but I was disappointed. I do wonder how much of not liking it is due to translation. 😕
Deeply disturbing and poignant, even through odd forms of beauty (writing, imagery, and the bond/reflection in the sisters). Trigger warnings abound.
This was odd, as expected. Well written and clever but didn't blow me away.
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Mar 13, 2017
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Jan 29, 2018
Christina MOVED TO STORYGRAPH Perucci
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