A review by saansilkiin
Biography of X by Catherine Lacey

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Insane book. I loved it. It felt like being splashed with Caesars blood during a showing of Shakespeares play. It felt like being disembowled and put back together with rusted staples. I can't decide if I would fall for X and burn like a handful of people in her path or if I would hate her so violently I could become one of her art projects. It hit me in ways I did not expect. 

"The wizard in spite of his wizardly eyes
Didn't know he had married a witch in disguise
He thought her a very respectable maid
And hoped she would never discover his trade" 
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