Review: Disgrace

Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

What started out as the South African Lolita turned into a surprisingly interesting take on shame, personal violence, and changing race/power dynamics in a faraway place but not unlike home. I wish I had more context to go off of for South African history because I feel that it would enrich the experience of this book a lot more, even though I think enough context is provided to get the gist of what some of the main issues are.

Just note to avoid if you're uncomfortable with violence against dogs (although quite frankly, there's A LOT here that ought to make you uncomfortable. but the dog stuff is probably the most graphic prose-wise.)