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breanneporter's review against another edition
Not the book to read via digital copy, given all the footnotes, but I’m still very interested in reading if I can get my hands on a physical copy at some point
kalmia31's review against another edition
I was really confused listening to this audiobook because the narrator didn’t do much to change his tone of voice and there are a lot of footnotes added (which I expect would be much less confusing seeing the words on a page)
ruarilpa's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Fucking brilliant. Fucking fucking brilliant. All books should be like this.
noirverse's review
4.0
It's hard to sum this book up in a short review. I find myself circling back not to the plot developments of the book or the prose choices but the feelings that this book managed to give me. Is this book perfect? No, it's a little messy at points and even strains the limits of my suspension of belief, but it's an experience. I loved Jack and Bess's story to pieces and that's really what mattered the most to me.
nogayourbroga's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Read for my personal Jewish/AAPI readathon for May.
Wow.
Yeah.
The metafiction itch I'd developed reading House of Leaves has once more been scratched with this surrealist, poetic, and beautifully defiant novel I wish I'd started reading sooner!
I will say, though. This book is a lot, well... hornier than I expected. Lots of pussy and slang thereof. And though Jack learning to listen to Bess is a minor arc (as is Voth coming to terms with his own relationships), some of the early descriptions of Bess's body and the body of other women can be a difficult read from a feminist lens.
Yes, there are strange modern quirks of language and the occasional Americanism, but considering the reveal at the end, they feel like deliberate clues to unsettle you rather than Jordy Rosenberg erring (or is it, perhaps, both?). And moreover, it's a breath of fresh air seeing revolutionary communism painted in such a positive and hopeful light!
Might check out that further reading in the index and footnotes. For now, this was one foxhunt I've thoroughly enjoyed.
Wow.
Yeah.
The metafiction itch I'd developed reading House of Leaves has once more been scratched with this surrealist, poetic, and beautifully defiant novel I wish I'd started reading sooner!
I will say, though. This book is a lot, well... hornier than I expected. Lots of pussy and slang thereof. And though Jack learning to listen to Bess is a minor arc (as is Voth coming to terms with his own relationships), some of the early descriptions of Bess's body and the body of other women can be a difficult read from a feminist lens.
Yes, there are strange modern quirks of language and the occasional Americanism, but considering the reveal at the end, they feel like deliberate clues to unsettle you rather than Jordy Rosenberg erring (or is it, perhaps, both?). And moreover, it's a breath of fresh air seeing revolutionary communism painted in such a positive and hopeful light!
Might check out that further reading in the index and footnotes. For now, this was one foxhunt I've thoroughly enjoyed.
ecster's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Super enjoyed this weird book in a book, the pages and pages of footnotes and the hopeful revolutionary ending.
Graphic: Sexual content and Medical content
Moderate: Gore and Torture
docbrooke's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
voiddreaming's review
adventurous
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
craftwitch's review
reading an ebook & the footnotes are so difficult to access it ruined the experience. will one day buy a copy solely because the concept is so in line with my interests and i enjoyed what i read of the story
localrancher's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0