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A review by biblio_creep
Paradise Rot by Jenny Hval
5.0
Book Review | PARADISE ROT by JENNY HVAL
5/5 ⭐’s | PUB DATE: 2 October 2018
Read if you're looking for:
* Weird literary fiction translated from Norwegian
* Ethereal girl love
* Allusions to the original sin of being a woman
* Beautiful descriptions of decay & natural processes
* Writing that gives you that uncanny, underwater feeling
* Lots of pee talk
This turned out to be another “I don’t know what I read, but I loved it” situation, which seems to be what I have been loving lately. In this short novel, a young Norwegian woman moves to England for school, and sets out to find an apartment to rent. She moves into a strange, converted brewery with an intriguing woman, and nature begins to take over the building, and their bodies. I found the imagery in this book so beautiful, conveying the cycle of birth and rebirth. There were also strong allusions to the garden of eden, Eve with the serpent, and the danger and monstrosity of being a woman. I highly recommend this for lovers of weird literary fiction, gorgeous imagery, and uncanny vibes.
CW: Excrement, Body horror, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Cannibalism
5/5 ⭐’s | PUB DATE: 2 October 2018
Read if you're looking for:
* Weird literary fiction translated from Norwegian
* Ethereal girl love
* Allusions to the original sin of being a woman
* Beautiful descriptions of decay & natural processes
* Writing that gives you that uncanny, underwater feeling
* Lots of pee talk
This turned out to be another “I don’t know what I read, but I loved it” situation, which seems to be what I have been loving lately. In this short novel, a young Norwegian woman moves to England for school, and sets out to find an apartment to rent. She moves into a strange, converted brewery with an intriguing woman, and nature begins to take over the building, and their bodies. I found the imagery in this book so beautiful, conveying the cycle of birth and rebirth. There were also strong allusions to the garden of eden, Eve with the serpent, and the danger and monstrosity of being a woman. I highly recommend this for lovers of weird literary fiction, gorgeous imagery, and uncanny vibes.
CW: Excrement, Body horror, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Cannibalism