High Life

Finished this like a month ago and meant to write a semi-analytical review once I was able to gather my thoughts. Now I can't remember what I wanted to say... ADHD strikes again.

Absolutely amazing book, one of my top 5 of the year. Stokoe is like my ideal fusion of Dennis Cooper and Zahler. Like Zahler with more ambitious literary aspirations. Or maybe like Cooper with more pulp sensibilities?

There are a few scenes (the liquor store!) and ideas that will stick with me for a long time. A perfect companion piece to De Palma's ‘Body Double' which I watched for the first time when I was like 50% through this book and really informed the way I interpreted it. I'm pretty certain this book was heavily inspired by that film. At the very least they're in deep conversation, and IMO anyone who reads this book needs to also go watch that film.

Hopefully full-er review to come...