A review by annarose_
Pew by Catherine Lacey

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

i love books where the writing and the setting is claustrophobic and you feel trapped just from reading it. ones where the ending or some part of it is open to interpretation. books that are about sinister small towns and books examining how society treat people who are different. Pew manages to be all of these at once and more, and it made me feel simultaneously nauseous, angry, sad and hopeful. with some beautiful lines and thought-provoking throughout, i can't say this book was exactly a *joy* to read, but i did really love it and could talk about it for hours 

content/trigger warnings for transphobia, racism and xenophobia, mentions of lynching and sexual assault and (idk how to word this but) wanting to force a person to get undressed so they can 'understand what sort of person they are' (basically a sickening mix of assault and transphobia)
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