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mimosaeyes's review against another edition
3.0
I mistakenly thought this book would tell me all about the life of Valerie Solanas. (When I picked it up in the library, I didn't read the foreword, only the blurb.) It does and it doesn't. I'd say you need to know some of what actually happened going in - otherwise the prose, which is quite experimental, is feverish and nonsensical. Even then, or even if you (like me) use Google and Wikipedia liberally while reading, it kind of still is feverish and nonsensical.
The strange thing is, even when I didn't fully understand what I was reading, I was strangely compelled to keep going. I thought I'd have to drag myself through this book, but instead, I didn't want to put it down. And I did come out of it with a certain feel for Valerie as a person, or at least, the Valerie the author has fictionalised. Particularly her crudeness, how unapologetic she was in her radical ideas, the tragedy of her death alone.
The strange thing is, even when I didn't fully understand what I was reading, I was strangely compelled to keep going. I thought I'd have to drag myself through this book, but instead, I didn't want to put it down. And I did come out of it with a certain feel for Valerie as a person, or at least, the Valerie the author has fictionalised. Particularly her crudeness, how unapologetic she was in her radical ideas, the tragedy of her death alone.
linnreadsbooks's review against another edition
Was reading this book for a university course. Never got around to finishing it.
halibut's review against another edition
4.0
The dreamlike America with vast deserts in Georgia fits the overall tone, which casts Valerie as someone awkwardly, and sort of tragically, slightly out-of-sync with the world she inhabits.
sanmeow's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
the story of valerie solanas, the author of the scum manifesto and a woman who attempted to murder andy warhol. the author did make it a fantasy though, because she changed quite a few things. what i liked here is the writing style at times, purely because there were many lyrical lines. i didn't enjoy much else though. there were very many graphic descriptions that made me feel sick and i didn't like them. hated the switching of narrations, povs, and timelines. it can work sometimes but here i really didn't like it. it just felt chaotically experimental but not in a good way. i did like the approach to valerie as a person though.
jmatthiass's review against another edition
5.0
(Drömfakulteten Àr den första svenska roman som jag har lÀst frÄn början till slutet! Whoo! Anyway...)
Helt fantastiskt. Min drömbok, faktiskt. Fylld av en smÀrtsamt skönhet som jag har aldrig sett förut. BerÀttelse var öm och mjuk och drömlik men sÄ hÄrt och direkt. Kanske Àr det dÄ att jag kan inte skriver detta propert pÄ svenska. Kanske har jag inte förstod allting jag har lÀst. Men det var totalt övervÀldigande och jag Àlskade det. Vacker. SÄ vacker.
Helt fantastiskt. Min drömbok, faktiskt. Fylld av en smÀrtsamt skönhet som jag har aldrig sett förut. BerÀttelse var öm och mjuk och drömlik men sÄ hÄrt och direkt. Kanske Àr det dÄ att jag kan inte skriver detta propert pÄ svenska. Kanske har jag inte förstod allting jag har lÀst. Men det var totalt övervÀldigande och jag Àlskade det. Vacker. SÄ vacker.
3v3n's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
elenagabriela's review against another edition
3.0
Tilltalande sprĂ„k enligt min mening men vissa passager Ă€r alldeles för kryptiska, fattade inte delarna dĂ€r alfabetet rĂ€knades upp â vad var meningen med dem? Annars en bra (och sorglig) historia, men blev inte sĂ„ fĂ€ngslad och investerad som jag hoppats (och som jag nog hade kunnat bli om historien berĂ€ttats pĂ„ ett annat sĂ€tt). 2,5 stjĂ€rna.