A review by flowerbinsh
Nightwood by Djuna Barnes

challenging slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

Read as a requirement for my Modernism class.

Being so real and so honest, I wanted to like this book so much, but I honestly think it flew over my head. I think, knowing the parts I think I understand, that Woods had some important things to say about queerness and gender roles and how the two intertwine, but I just don't think this is the one for me. It felt like it was challenging just for the sake of being challenging. This is definitely the kind of readings people think of when they think of Modernism as a literary trend.