I went to the shelves the other day looking for something else, but instead picked this up. I saw it on the list, but had forgotten about it until now.
Perhaps I cannot appreciate this author's books as much as someone else could, but there is still something there that draws me back to them. Maybe it's the raw and unapologetic way the author describes things that the rest of the world shuns. Or maybe I'm trying to find something in these books.
This one was very different from the other ones I've read. In connection with the story, the descriptive parts were quite bloody, gory, gruesome and disgusting. There were moments when I wanted to stop reading. But, at the same time, the little bits of emotional and sensual things are still there. And that's what keeps bringing me back.
While reading this, the word "outcast" came to mind. Again and again, her books talk about people that are different, that don't fit in, that goes against the world. Unfortunately, it seems that none of the books have a happy ending. Regardless, there are always things for me to take away from it or things that speak to me for various reasons. (Or, perhaps I'm just inherently biased.)
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