Book Review of Animal Bodies — a collection of personal essays, raw and bare.

Book — Animal Bodies

Author — Suzanne Roberts

Pages — 252 pages

Format — eARC copy from Netgalley

Publishing Date — 1st March 2022

My Ratings — 4 out of 5 stars

My Review:

Animal Bodies is a memoir written through a collection of personal essays. It is a very personal way of presenting your life and contains some gruesome details as well. although if you are thinking that it is nothing more than just a memoir then I guess you are wrong here. It contains issues ranging from racism to negligence towards covid and vaccination by some people. It swings between two generations and more than three decades to show us how the life of the author has evolved for better and for worse. This kind of confessional book demands courage to be able to recall and reproduce what you have endured throughout your life. it really was an honor to read about the author so closely.

Writing Style and Theme:

The writing style is poetic and philosophical. I felt punched with harsh truths while reading this book. the author has explained in detail her life while she struggled to get hold of what’s right and what’s not. It discussed childhood trauma, sexual abuse, political disagreement and its impact on relationships, racism in practice, and man more such intricate topics. The author doesn’t give her proclamation but presents her point of agreement and disagreement strongly. Even without actually attacking the doer, she attacks the very practice that had been happening all around her since her teenage and childhood days. She talks about ignorance, victim-blaming, self-depreciation and so much more. It felt like she has poured all the anguish and sadness and wisdom gained over time in this life into this piece of work.

Conclusion and Recommendation:

I can’t say that I enjoyed reading this, it was painful to read about all the atrocities and wrings the author had to endure. It was uncomfortable to know that she is not the only one and that this story is so similar to so many other people. It really was a bare mirror to society. It is a reality that people try to cover up and decorate with veils. Veiled realities.

Overall, I will recommend this book to anyone who can handle the above-mentioned sensitive topics. Please keep in mind your triggers while picking this book. If you can handle this, then do pick it up and look into the veiled mirror.

Afterthoughts:

This is an eARC copy from Netgalley. All the thoughts are honest and my own.

Thank you for your time and for reading this till the end. You have gained 2 Nerdpoints.

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Originally published at http://wrapthefury.wordpress.com on November 26, 2021.