The Unworthy
$2.99
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In a drowned, powerless world, a woman inside a savage religious sisterhood writes her secret history in ink, dirt and blood, lush and cruel by turns.
Our take
A secret diary from a convent at world's end
Outside, cities have drowned and the grid is gone; inside a brutal religious order, a low-ranking sister scratches out her story in ink, dirt and blood, longing to join the mysterious Enlightened. Then a newcomer arrives and starts pulling at memories she has buried. Critics praise the clipped, hypnotic prose, the translation, and a love story that glows in the dark. We'd hand this to anyone who finished Tender Is the Flesh wanting more of Bazterrica's beautiful-and-brutal mix. It's short and fragmentary by design, so let the fever-dream atmosphere carry you.
4 out of 5 from 1,954 Amazon ratings
