A review by anna6carnegie
Permafrost by Eva Baltasar

4.0

In Permafrost we follow the narrator, a 'no bullshit lesbian', through everything from family to sex and thoughts of suicide. Baltasar's slim novel covers usually intense or taboo subjects in such a candid way, with dark humour carrying a typically cynical character. This felt comforting to read, vignettes on life and an honest depiction of an existence suffering with mental health. Whilst it is centering a narrator navigating depression, it is not to say that Permafrost is a melancholy read - It felt refreshing and comforting to read in a bittersweet sort of way and I'm grateful to have read it!