Status Updates From Orpheus Builds a Girl

Feels like a mix between Lolita and Frankenstein

the most horrifying thing about this book is that it is based on a true story. and when i looked up the name of the woman who inspired luciana, elena milagro de hoyos, every single search result was the name of the man who desecrated her corpse, and sensationalist articles about the 'real life corpse bride'. i wish that were more surprising.

i am not a particularly squeamish person. ive read american psycho several times and used to watch hannibal while eating dinner. but i was not prepared for the semi-graphic on-page depiction of a diy abortion via small needle. this fictional teenager is considerably braver than i am