Ultraluminous

August 31, 2020 4:46 AM - by Faw, Katherine

Katherine Faw's extraordinary book is "a fantasy novel for furious, anti-capitalist misandrists." [Garage]
posted by chavenet (3 comments total)

I really liked this book. The description in the linked review sounds about right to me:

Spaced-out in both senses, druggy and explicit, mean-spirited in the very best way (and just “mean,” come to think of it, in its unwillingness to give the reader very much at all)
posted by Dip Flash at 6:27 PM on August 31, 2020 [1 favorite]

So, I’m about a quarter of the way through the book (taking my time, reading in short chunks when time allows) I like it. But, man, is it bleak. At least so far.
posted by Thorzdad at 12:17 PM on September 10, 2020

I finished the book last night. I really enjoyed it, but it’s certainly not for everyone. You definitely have to have a taste for nihilism, to be sure, but it’s not overbearing.

I didn’t note the construction of the book until right at the end, when she pretty much pushes it right in your face. But that simple moment really makes the whole story bloom anew.
posted by Thorzdad at 9:05 AM on September 13, 2020 [1 favorite]