A review by raisinreads
The Iliac Crest by Cristina Rivera Garza

reflective

3.75

i was completely entranced by this novel from the first page. the prose is stunning & the discussion of dividing lines and border (of gender, of life and death, of sanity and insanity, and yes the obvious of physical borders bw cities and countries) was so interesting, while also leaving a lot of room for discussion.

i will note that the summary makes it seem like the story focuses almost entirely on gender, which i will say, though the idea of gender is explored, it is not explored as much as the summary would have suggested (imo)