Bottom Surgery

An extended account of bottom surgery in a young woman. Comprehensive anal introspection with local diversions. Not for the squeamish

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Childlike view of the world...

Something is fascinating about this book that had me coming back to it. I must confess I had to listen to it in stages, it is a difficult book to digest in one go but I think that is the point. This story is extremely visceral and full of detail which in some contexts can be a double-edged sword. From my perspective, the main character is very childlike and curious, despite being 18 (legally an adult), exposed to the adult world on the cusp of child and adult, even if they are an adult on paper. Sex and exploration of the body is an exciting concept and the book has an incredibly talented author that can convey exactly what the characters inner dialogue is. However, the repetition and obsession around the word "pussy" makes me never want to hear the word again, some more varied language would have been appreciated when handling this subject. I think this is a book that needs to be read and understood to appreciate it but is not a book you can feel comfortable reading more than once.

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What The .......?!

I seriously have no idea what the point of this story is.
It is utterly grotesque, but weirdly compelling - I didnt dislike it as such, but at the end I was left thinking 'Why did I listen to that?!'.

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Slight disappointment

I stopped half way... Not unenjoyable but less story and more descriptive smut. I like a good storyline to accompany smut.

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Not Erotic!

I like Marmite, but cannot recommend this book. It is well written and narrated but is just crude. I cannot understand the motivation for writing such a book other than just to shock, but in the end the shock turns to boredom. Certainly should not be in the erotic section, perhaps the neurotic would be more apt.

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Sex and Surgery

A thoroughly mixed up heroine (gets herself sterilised at 18)who could hardly be more sexually driven. The anatomical explorations rather dampen the erotic effect and the book meanders through the later stages to a quite memorable ending.

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story doesn’t go anywhere

Feel like there is no actual story, just a book full of the random thoughts of a horny teenage girl - very bizarre!

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Difficult to read, but not for the reason you think

It’s difficult to listen not because of the grotesque and abrupt descriptions of mature content, but because of the book’s POV. It’s told in the first person from an 18yr old grubby teen with questionable hygiene habits. There is no real story, just ridiculous content used for shock value. Poorly written and irritatingly immature outlook from the narrator (in the book, not OF the book. Person reading it does a great job).

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One of the great combos

Would you listen to Wetlands again? Why?

I am already on my third time with Wetlands. Charlotte Roche's chaotically promiscuous narrator teeters delightfully between tragic and hilarious - and always finds something to say which is as poignant as it is disturbing.

What other book might you compare Wetlands to, and why?

The only other novel I know like Wetlands is Melissa Panarello's 'One hundred strokes of the brush' (another novel about a teenage girl trying out sex for the first time). Charlotte Roche is funnier, more outrageous, and hugely more believable than '100 strokes'.

Have you listened to any of Emilia Fox’s other performances? How does this one compare?

Emila Fox has one of the great voices for audiobooks (clear, measured, informed). But Ms. Fox also has a vocal presence precisely poised between kittenish and comedic which perfectly fits Charlotte Roche's troubled, friendly, challenging narrator.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

There is too much going on in this novel to listen to more than an hour or two at a single sitting. The novel demands repeated listening, but in relatively small bursts. In many ways it is more like poetry than a 'story'.

Any additional comments?

The novel won't be for everybody. There is a lot of sex (some of it rather sad, though none of it is deliberately nasty). There is a lot of physicality, and rather more fluids than many readers will find easy to stomach. 'Wetlands' isn't pornographic - if anything, it is anti-pornographic; but if pornography upsets you, you will make heavy weather of this novel.

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Well it is very good isn't it!

Unbelievably powerful piece of literature. Very well constructed, taking the reader on a journey into and out of the breakdown of self worth. Recommended, and not just for the entertainment woven in to the narrative.

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