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Troll: A Love Story
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For once, a synopsis, because I had never seen one (that actually said what Troll was about/happened in it): "Angel" (Mikael, gay photographer) takes in an abandonned Troll-puppy, which is described like a cat (believe me, I know, down to the litter), though Sinisalo lists good (fake) snippets how it is a recently discovered species of ape-cat (cp. the Okapi). Sinisalo uses real sources as well, most notably Pelli + Illusia (Angel with his head of blond curls so much like Illusia (a fairy) even calls "his" troll Pelli), and since Troll isn't sensational and often slow, the fake info seems persuasively real.
At the start of the book, Angel loves Martes, a "straight" gay who secretly enjoys having Angel lust after him, while Angel's ex "Spiderman", a vet, still loves Angel, as does Ecke (the guy that I liked in this book, short, messy, broad ass, glasses) and Palomita, a tiny young girl from the Philippines, mail-order bride, sex-slave.
Her fate just hit me so deep that for most of the book, I could not concentrate on the - much tinier than expected - "erotic" Troll love, but I dislike her for her final act, which made it clear to me that the theme of the novel is less "A Lovestory" or how the wild(erness) encroaches and how people like Palomita's "husband" and the vile Martes really are "trolls", no, for me it was about people using each other.
I'm actually pretty sure that wasn't intentional, but Angel uses Ecke and Spiderman, even if that gives those two greatest pleasure and exactly what they want (sex with Angel (sorry, hardly anything described)), so they in turn are using Angel. Advertising guy Martes uses Angel despicably, Palomita is obviously used, the Troll is used - though he of course triumphs in the end.
At the start of the book, Angel loves Martes, a "straight" gay who secretly enjoys having Angel lust after him, while Angel's ex "Spiderman", a vet, still loves Angel, as does Ecke (the guy that I liked in this book, short, messy, broad ass, glasses) and Palomita, a tiny young girl from the Philippines, mail-order bride, sex-slave.
Her fate just hit me so deep that for most of the book, I could not concentrate on the - much tinier than expected - "erotic" Troll love, but I dislike her for her final act, which made it clear to me that the theme of the novel is less "A Lovestory" or how the wild(erness) encroaches and how people like Palomita's "husband" and the vile Martes really are "trolls", no, for me it was about people using each other.
I'm actually pretty sure that wasn't intentional, but Angel uses Ecke and Spiderman, even if that gives those two greatest pleasure and exactly what they want (sex with Angel (sorry, hardly anything described)), so they in turn are using Angel. Advertising guy Martes uses Angel despicably, Palomita is obviously used, the Troll is used - though he of course triumphs in the end.
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Started Reading
July 1, 2007
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Finished Reading
July 20, 2007
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