Just finished reading the first book by director of “The Love Witch” Anna Biller.
Has anyone had a chance to read this?
The book wasn’t exactly what I was expecting. Her film style is very campy and I was hoping that style would reflect back into this story but I found the story to be quiet depressing and as a reader you don’t really find a sense of relief through it at any point.
The book has just been released a few days ago but a lot of the Good Reads reviews are coming in and it’s definitely a mix of good and bad. People either hate it or love it.
Here is the Good Reads description:
“A subversive take on the famous French fairy tale from the acclaimed director of The Love Witch, and for fans of Jane Eyre
When the successful British mystery writer Judith meets Gavin, a handsome and charming baron, at a birthday party on the Cornish coast, his love transforms her from a bitter, lonely young woman into a romance heroine overnight. After a whirlwind honeymoon in Paris, he whisks her away to a secluded Gothic castle. But soon she finds herself trapped in a nightmare, as her husband’s mysterious nature, and his alternation between charm and violence, become increasingly frightening.
As Judith battles both internal and external demons, including sexual ambivalence, psychological self-torture, gaslighting, family neglect, alcoholism, and domestic abuse, she becomes increasingly addicted to her wild beast of a husband. Why do women stay in abusive relationships? The answer can be found in the tortured mind of the protagonist, whose richly layered fantasy life parallels that of the female gothic romance reader. Filled with dark humor and evocative imagery, Bluebeard’s Castle is a subversive take on modern romance and gothic erotica.”
by justlightlyreading