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Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction

Paradise Rot

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  • 2018 first published
  • 148 pages
  • 2 editions
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Published in 2018, Paradise Rot is a sapphic fiction novella by Jenny Hval. Key subjects include young women, lesbians and college students.

82 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list.

At about 148 pages, most readers finish it in 2–3 hours.

About Paradise Rot

Jo is in a strange new country for university, and having a more peculiar time than most. A house with no walls, a roommate with no boundaries, and a home that seems ever more alive. Jo's sensitivity, and all her senses, become increasingly heightened and fraught, as the lines between bodies and plants, and dreaming and wakefulness, blur and mesh. This debut novel from critically acclaimed artist and musician Jenny Hval, presents a heady and hyper-sensual portrayal of sexual awakening and queer desire. A complex, poetic and strange novel about bodies, sexuality and the female gender.
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  • Young women
  • Lesbians
  • College students

Quick answers

Who wrote Paradise Rot?

Paradise Rot was written by Jenny Hval and first published in 2018.

What genre is Paradise Rot?

It is usually shelved as Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction.

How long is Paradise Rot?

The median edition has 148 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Paradise Rot?

Readers who like it often enjoy We Are Okay, Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead and Under the Udala trees.

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