A review by horourke
Paradise Rot by Jenny Hval

3.0

The story of Eden reimagined as a queer awakening. Adam is a closeted, codependent roommate in a flat share and the garden is a damp, moldy converted brewery. I liked the metaphor of the apple as the vulva, eating the apple as losing innocence, etc. Imagery was beautiful but gross at the same time. It’s also the story of what happens if you never clean your house. Author was way too into piss for my liking.