A Carnivore's Inquiry

Really amazing. A transcendent and important work. Also, for any would-be writers out there who are interested in how to achieve the voice of the unreliable narrator: look no further than this novel. I loved this book so much (which was, in turn, recommended to me by my good friend Professor Min Hyoun......more

Actual rating: 3.5 stars CW: cannibalism, infidelity, animal death, suicide, descriptions of corpses, psychosis This book is so slept on. It fits SO desperately well into the current "hot girl/sad girl meandering lit fic" genre that has taken the Internet by storm. Although there's no school, also ver......more

Occasionally man finds himself in the jaws of existence, chewed over, and when there is no reason that makes sense, the happening in an accident (134) Were we not all cannibals dispensing with the defenceless, concerned only with our own survival? (326) “Know hunger and satisfy it” she said. “That’s t......more

2.5 out of 5 stars I had a really mixed reaction to this book. On one level, I love the writing style and enjoyed the constant references to literature, history, and art. However, I loathe the main character. Simply put, she is a terrible person. I also totally figured everything out in the plot with......more

Reading the summary of this book, I could immediately tell how it ended, however I still greatly enjoyed the ride there. Murray's writing definitely isn't for everyone, but I rather liked how she framed the story with history lessons followed by narrative. There were a lot of questions I had that we......more