If you haven’t already got the message, this is an incredibly triggering book. Her first sexual experience was beyond traumatic to read about, and I can’t imagine how that might influence her way of living. Joan uses the men in her life, but it seems like she is also being used. All I can say is that Joan is depraved, and it seems like nothing is out of bounds for her! But as you read, you learn why she is this way, and it’s heartbreaking, but at the same time, it makes you think about gender dynamics. Saying anything more about the plot would ruin the reading experience. This incident prompts her to flee to Los Angeles, where she attempts to face her past. Joan, our anti-heroine, is enjoying a romantic meal with her married lover when another of her married lovers kills himself in front of them. Taddeo knows how to write an unlikeable character. My previous experience reading Three Women had prepared me well for Animal.īut despite being in the mind space for it, I still found myself incredibly disturbed. Wow! Such a polarizing book! I knew going into this book that it would be an uncomfortable read. In the sweltering hills above Los Angeles, Joan unravels the horrific event she witnessed as a child-that has haunted her every waking moment-while forging the power to finally strike back. But when one of them commits a shocking act of violence in front of her, she flees New York City in search of Alice, the only person alive who can help her make sense of her past. Joan has spent a lifetime enduring the cruel acts of men.
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