Animal, Lisa Taddeo
Animal, Lisa Taddeo
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Animal

Author: Lisa Taddeo

Narrator: Emma Roberts

Unabridged: 10 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/08/2021


Synopsis

From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller and global phenomenon Three Women, comes an “intoxicating” (Entertainment Weekly), “fearless” (Los Angeles Times), and “explosive” (People) novel about “what happens when women are pushed beyond the brink, and what comes after the reckoning” (Esquire).

Joan has spent a lifetime enduring the cruelties of men. But when one of them commits a shocking act of violence in front of her, she flees New York City in search of Alice, the only person alive who can help her make sense of her past. In the sweltering hills above Los Angeles, Joan unravels the horrific event she witnessed as a child—that has haunted her every waking moment—while forging the power to finally strike back.

Animal is a depiction of female rage at its rawest, and a visceral exploration of the fallout from a male-dominated society.

About Lisa Taddeo

Lisa Taddeo is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Three Women, which she adapted as a dramatic series on Starz, the novel Animal, and the short story collection Ghost Lover. She has contributed to The New York TimesNew York magazine, EsquireElleGlamour, and many other publications. Her nonfiction has been included in the Best American Sports Writing and Best American Political Writing anthologies, and her short stories have won two Pushcart Prizes. She lives with her husband and daughter in New England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by emma

The central point of this book is that thirty-seven years of being a woman is enough to drive a person to kill. And truer words were never spoken. Yes, this is also wildly well written, causing me (a non-marker by nature) to highlight and annotate like it was my job, and yes, the theme of prey and pre......more

Goodreads review by Farrah

Ok... Wow. Now I know why this book is getting so much advanced praise. ANIMAL is a VERY dark story about rage, power, control and abuse. Protagonist Joan is such a complex character. Sometimes she's a victim. Sometimes she's the perpetrator. She seems to crave love and respect but knowingly looks i......more

Goodreads review by Elle

I’ll be honest, I’m disappointed. Even with the tempered expectations I went into Animal with, I still felt like I was deprived of what could have been a much better book. I’ve seen a lot of positive reviews here for this one, and that’s fine, we all have different opinions. But after giving it some......more