This is a "what the heck did I just read" kind of book that explores......something. Madness, I suppose, but also a family's response to that madness. The lines between human, animal, and plant. The nature of reality, the significance of an individual life, the transience and insignificance of our little lives. There's something disturbingly nihilistic about this book, which presents some gruesome and truly bizarre but memorable scenes one after another.

I'm not quite sure what the point of the book was, and I despised several characters. And yet I was captivated by it and a few things have stayed in my mind. This book feels like a sore tooth that I can't ignore.

Recommended if you're into being profoundly confused and uncomfortable, are emotionally prepared for truly weird sexual scenes, and once had a dream that you were a tree.

More thoughts here: https://youtu.be/7rhiwvWp9YY