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Pig Tales: A Novel Of Lust And Transformation by Marie Darrieussecq
4 reviews
paulus_on_the_rocks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Sexual violence
zerinasahar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Abortion, Colonisation, and Classism
loverofeels's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Abortion
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racism, Xenophobia, Murder, and Alcohol
savvylit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
1.0
In many ways, this book utilized magical realism to make some poignant conclusions about human nature and politics. However, I couldn't look past all of the incredibly racist and xenophobic asides about Muslims and Africans. These asides were so offhanded that it felt less like the narrator's thoughts and more like the author highlighting & reinforcing stereotypes that she actually believes in herself. For instance, the narrator implies numerous times that an African client is more depraved than her other clients. With this and many other similar implications, Darrieussecq upholds an incredibly colonial and racist worldview.
I stumbled upon this novel because I had heard it was similar to Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder. If you've heard the same thing, I'd pass on this book. You're not missing much.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Classism