A review by bookwoods
Animal by Lisa Taddeo

4.0

 This really was something different and I can certainly see why Lisa Taddeo is known for her explicit way of exploring female sexuality in modern society. Animal was a particularly interesting book because I never liked what I was reading, yet I couldn’t stop turning the pages. There’s truly something addictive in the prose and in the slowly unfurling extent of what the main character, Joan, is prepared to do. The book sets off when an older, rich, married man Joan’s been seeing for years commits suicide and she moves to go after a woman she’s obsessed with. Sex plays is a big part, but in the end female friendship feels like the main theme. 

It’s been weeks since I finished this yet I still can’t quite figure out how I feel in terms of liking the book. Still, Taddeo’s earlier acclaimed novel Three Women has been added to my TBR.