April 27, 2024:
This became a cult classic for its griminess, every time it's brought up people highlight the squalor, the filth. And I also think that atmosphere is its strong point. However, that's not enough for me here.
The title doesn't make sense to me. There's not really a puzzle for the reader to put together or follow along with. And this edition is full of weird typos (random periods in the middle of sentences, word substitutions of similar-looking words, etc) that made me think maybe there was some secret puzzle! But no, as far as anyone can tell, those are just mistakes from it being digitized from the 1991 print copy. Disappointing.
I'm frustrated by the lack of exploration here. Even the body horror is just kind of... there but not emphasized. It's a character study of people who suck, but people who suck in ways I don't think are fun.
4.5/10 #WhatsKenyaReading
