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A review by mmcloe
Mona by Pola Oloixarac
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Incantatory, lyric, starkly theoretical while inescapably personal
An absolutely startling novel that explores and revels in the way discourse and narratives can maim and summon and transfigure
2023 Reread: Paid a lot more attention this time to how fleshy and bloody and tangible Oloixarac's bodies are in this novel, especially that of Mona's. The way that the contours and colors of the body reference and reflect the aesthetic and philosophical turns throughout the novel are really fascinating and an excellent illumination of the ways in which our bodies reflect our experiences and ideas.
An absolutely startling novel that explores and revels in the way discourse and narratives can maim and summon and transfigure
2023 Reread: Paid a lot more attention this time to how fleshy and bloody and tangible Oloixarac's bodies are in this novel, especially that of Mona's. The way that the contours and colors of the body reference and reflect the aesthetic and philosophical turns throughout the novel are really fascinating and an excellent illumination of the ways in which our bodies reflect our experiences and ideas.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
Minor: Fatphobia