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Spiraling female rage driven novel
Piglet Has The Job, The House, And Her Dream Man (Plus His Parents). Just As The Soon-To-Be Wife Feels Comfortable, The Life She Worked So Hard To Build Crumbles Beneath Her. She's Alone, Stuck In Denial, And Coping With Insatiable Hunger. The Sobering Reality Sets In A Little Too Late.
Some Descriptions Go On Too Long And The Ending Was Slightly Disappointing. I Wish She Gave Us A Little More Insight, Though Still One Of My Favorites.
Themes of gluttony, existentialism, and betrayal
Sep 20, 2024
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Piglet by Lottie Hazell, I’m over halfway done with it. It’s a fantastic novel, detailing the few weeks before the protagonist’s wedding. The relationship between Piglet, the main character, and food is particularly interesting. Especially the way the author details the food in such an appetizing way. Highly recommend :-)
Apr 15, 2024
I very pathetically and desperately read just about anything promised to appeal for "fans of Gillian Flynn". This is the 1 in 50 that delivers, and not as a rip off or homage, but its own specific dark jewel. Just a riveting and very awful (positive) novel. So rarely does something capture this part of childhood, the very primal and un-socialized us vs. them, me vs. you, jealousy and confused pre-maturity longing and disgust. Crazy!
Oct 2, 2024
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I am not a stay-at-home mom secretly exploring sex work (Normal Women by Ainslie Horgarth), but I know a calling to motherhood and a fear of financial dependence.
I am not an apparition stuck in time on the NYC subway after years of fighting for queer rights (One Last Stop by Casey Mcquinston), but I have felt adrift while searching for belonging.
I am not manipulating a rich older man to live in his mansion and steal his pills (The Guest by Emma Cline), but I have been desperate and an unreliable narrator to myself.
I should probably try to find a book about a man next I guess.
Sep 13, 2024
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A gifted pianist happens to be gifted a job at a famous holistic wellness company. Even unimpressed to begin with, she learns the depth of what her employers will do to make their rich clientele happy.Â
A celebrity glorifying beauty-obsessed culture selling perfection. It feels like a heightened depiction of where we're heading in real life. Pricey supplements and "treatments" that border on bodily horror.Â
Love this story, but it does fall flat in a few places which led me to I put it down and reach for something else. Though, I'm glad I picked it up again. Definitely worth the read.Â
Themes of jealousy, the immigrant experience, and social issues (race, gender, and class)
Sep 20, 2024
Beautifully written -lesbian- novel by Julia Armfield
Themes of love, loss, and grief
Miri's wife is trapped in a submarine slowly sinking to the ocean floor. We're taken through the story from both Miri's perspective (powerless above sea level left to long for the woman she fell in love with) and her wife Leah's perspective (powerless and bending to the will of her own body.)Â
10/10
Apr 20, 2024