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huge fan of noir fiction, excited to see how this one turns out

already some very gruesome imagery of state-sponsored torture and general colonial oppression. beautifully written but definitely intentionally tough to read at points.

every time i think the book's reached its peak of weirdness it ramps it up even further. it's a psychosexual fever dream that's in a state of perpetual pre-climax and i still don't know what to make of it.

trangressive cesspool of old testament mysticism, filth, and repressed sexuality, with a good dose of feminism, too — clarice lispector was a freak and i love it

absolutely insane — takes a lot of effort to read (her prose can be very tiring at times with its density) but it's so worth every bit of mental exertion. i'm glad i'm reading this bit-by-bit for class.

i've only read the first section yet it still feels like i've already been exposed to the author's entire lexicon of knowledge