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A review by krilves
Kink by R.O. Kwon, Garth Greenwell
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
this review is probably going to be unfair. I thought, when I picked this up, that it was a collection of non-fiction essays. that's my fault, for not reading the cover copy properly. once I started reading and realised it was fiction, I was already disappointed: not a great way to start something, but fine: I decided to stick with it and read it on its own merits.
and here's where it gets unfair: this is a literary collection which means that while some of the stories were good, they just...didn't really do anything. I can see some of them being used in school curriculums, they feel like the kind of short stories I was made to read in school and do homework about it. and it's unfair to judge a book for being something it's not, like, I *know* this isn't a collection of sexy stories. they're not meant to titillate. they're not erotica. they're literary. I just think I would have enjoyed it more if they were, because the literary-ness of the stories just kind of ruined the kink.
so anyway. this wasn't my cup of tea. I'm not sure I feel particularly enriched for having read this collection either. the last one especially was a huge what the fuck is this - not because it was kinky (it wasn't really) but because there were weird tangents about idk philosophy and shit that didn't seem to have any relevance to the story itself. it felt like literary wanking, which, to put it bluntly, is not my kink. ha.
and here's where it gets unfair: this is a literary collection which means that while some of the stories were good, they just...didn't really do anything. I can see some of them being used in school curriculums, they feel like the kind of short stories I was made to read in school and do homework about it. and it's unfair to judge a book for being something it's not, like, I *know* this isn't a collection of sexy stories. they're not meant to titillate. they're not erotica. they're literary. I just think I would have enjoyed it more if they were, because the literary-ness of the stories just kind of ruined the kink.
so anyway. this wasn't my cup of tea. I'm not sure I feel particularly enriched for having read this collection either. the last one especially was a huge what the fuck is this - not because it was kinky (it wasn't really) but because there were weird tangents about idk philosophy and shit that didn't seem to have any relevance to the story itself. it felt like literary wanking, which, to put it bluntly, is not my kink. ha.