Brutes: 'Haunting.' NYLON

Brutes is a novel by Nicole Flattery that captures the chaotic and messy feeling of girlhood, with a group of teenagers huddled at a bedroom window, gazing at their scorched, swampy, fame-hungry town. It is beautiful and deeply strange, and Mariana Enriquez, Nicole Flattery, and Danya Kukafka all loved it.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 01 February 2024
Publisher: Faber & Faber

Elle is a captivating and brilliant novel by Sophie Mackintosh that delves into the chaotic and messy experiences of girlhood. The New York Times praises it for its ability to capture the essence of that tumultuous time in a young woman's life. The story follows a group of teenagers who are huddled at a bedroom window, observing their scorched, swampy, fame-hungry town. Through the binoculars, they take turns scanning the highway, abandoned construction sites, and the lake, where figures of mothers, fathers, and a preacher's daughter drift across the landscape. These girls possess a remarkable knowledge of everyone in their town, perhaps too much. The novel is described as beautiful and deeply strange, with a mix of assurance, insightfulness, and quiet savagery. It has received high praise from critics, including Mariana Enriquez, Nicole Flattery, and Danya Kukafka, who have praised its untethered, wild, and unpredictable nature.

Weight: 200g
Dimension: 198 x 128 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780571374458
Edition number: Main