Not a fanI got halfway through it. I don't like the writing. I don't like the vibe of it. I don't like the atmosphere and I don't like what the author is delivering to us in order to get to the weird stuff.
Tentacle (2019)
Others: Overwhelmingly negative Plucked from her life on the streets of post-apocalyptic Santo Domingo, young maid Acilde Figueroa finds herself at the heart of a Santería prophecy: only she can travel back in time and save the ocean – and humanity – from disaster. But first she must become the man she always was – with the help of a sacred anemone. Tentacle is an electric novel with a big appetite and a brave vision, plunging headfirst into questions of climate change, technology, Yoruba ritual, queer politics, poverty, sex, colonialism and contemporary art. Bursting with punk energy and lyricism, it’s a restless, addictive trip: The Tempest meets the telenovela.
- ISBN:
- 9781911508342
- Length:
- 160 pages
Genres: fantasy, science fiction
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Not a fan
Not a fanbut when you read it was so messy and it was a really short book and I still couldn't get through it