julesofie's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
da mir three women nicht so gut gefallen hat, war ich wirklich ueberrascht, wie sehr mich dieses buch gefesselt und beschaeftigt hat. vermutlich liegt es daran, dass ich eine grosse begeisterung fuer frauen hege, die ihrer wut freien lauf lassen.
mofutofu's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
gabiiru's review against another edition
2.0
Honestly? For a book that was so meant to be so amazing, it bored me. I read halfway and put it down. The same constant use of sex and women talking about their sexuality and the morality associated with it as a means of unsettling others just gets repetitive and boring at a point.
An element was missing from animal, and I can’t put my finger on what it was. Maybe it’s not the right book for me, but personally i can’t help but think that it could have been written much better overall.
An element was missing from animal, and I can’t put my finger on what it was. Maybe it’s not the right book for me, but personally i can’t help but think that it could have been written much better overall.
taylorerin294's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Rape
thebuugcollector's review against another edition
3.0
earlier i compared this book to "promising young woman" and i feel very sorry because that's very hurtful and low and animal does not deserve that. animal introduces another grotesque female character into the lovely universe of "unlikeable" women-Joan! joan is very weird! and offputting! taddeo's prose is impeccable at times (she got me). yet i felt that the phrase "i am depraved" was overused and it eventually became annoying. we get it. we can tell. it has been quite a bit since i finished this and i can only recall glimpses of this book, which is pretty sad but also means that this wasn't a book that my brain demanded remembrance of.
it was better than promising young woman. much better. maybe that's something.
it was better than promising young woman. much better. maybe that's something.
mjohnson17's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
The story itself was fun but the writing wasn’t my favorite. To me it was like a man trying to write female rage, maybe that was the point? Idk just wasnt crazy about it
islaymaggie's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
samanthaannecompton's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
sungyena's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Death of parent, Body shaming, Infidelity, and Sexual content