hello, it's late and my brain is running on low battery but thank you for sharing your reviews! you have great taste as always and it's so interesting to observe the trend of these books not living up to their promises because of fear or refrain over their premise -- to me, someone who hasn't read these books, it sounds like there's a problem of embodiment, the unwillingness to delve into the nitty gritty of fringe behaviours these books claim to depict. you're informed about the themes but never actually /shown/ them playing out. some books are agnostic about their message and it works, but Animal seems like it's agnostic because it doesn't have a clear idea of what female ugliness/rage looks like, and ... so many missed opportunities there, in sum.
also, not to fangirl on your post but I LOVE THE WHITE BOOK SO MUCH. OMG. Han Kang is one of my favourite writers. taste!! it's just such a great meditation on grief, and I love what you said here:
Walking on the bones of her sister's life the same way Warsaw is built on its ruins.
HAVING SO MANY EMOTIONS ABOUT THIS BOOK. AGAIN.
have you read The Vegetarian, also by Han Kang? it's the sort of book that needs to come with several content warnings, and it's also full of beautifully done psychological horror. as expected, because of all that, it's one of my favourite books. :p
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Date: 2023-02-07 03:39 pm (UTC)also, not to fangirl on your post but I LOVE THE WHITE BOOK SO MUCH. OMG. Han Kang is one of my favourite writers. taste!! it's just such a great meditation on grief, and I love what you said here:
HAVING SO MANY EMOTIONS ABOUT THIS BOOK. AGAIN.
have you read The Vegetarian, also by Han Kang? it's the sort of book that needs to come with several content warnings, and it's also full of beautifully done psychological horror. as expected, because of all that, it's one of my favourite books. :p