Cecilia, KMing Chang
Cecilia, KMing Chang
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Cecilia

Author: K-Ming Chang

Narrator: Katharine Chin

Unabridged: 4 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/30/2024


Synopsis

An erotic, surreal novella from the author of Organ Meats and Bestiary.

Seven, who works as a cleaner at a chiropractor's office, reencounters Cecilia, a woman who has obsessed her since their school days. As the two of them board the same bus—each dubiously claiming not to be following the other—their chance meeting spurs a series of intensely vivid and corporeal memories. As past and present bleed together, Seven can feel her desire begin to unmoor her from the flow of time.

Smart, subversive, and gripping, Cecilia is a winding, misty road trip through bodily transformation, the inextricable histories of violence and love, and the ghosts of girlhood friendship.

Contains mature themes.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Whitney on December 29, 2024

4.5 stars for a book that mentions piss more than any book i've ever read in my life, possibly my entire library combined, this was an unexpected slay. it's been SO long since i've walked into a bookstore and bought something i've never heard of for full price, but this was the very definition of tha......more

Goodreads review by Maddie on October 06, 2024

Weird, erotic, subversive, and kinda disgusting. Overflowing with sapphic longing. 10/10......more

Goodreads review by Robin on December 19, 2023

Ultimately nonsensical, K-Ming Chang has some very interesting moments in this novella but much of it is wasted on tangents of drawn out metaphors and scenes that do nothing to contribute to the work as a whole. While the author is obviously talented when it comes to word weaving, it feels like she......more

Goodreads review by jocelyn • coolgalreading on March 23, 2025

i love books about weird, obsessive female friendship......more

Goodreads review by Nicole on May 02, 2024

It took me a while to get into this due to the very abstract writing style, but by the end I did enjoy it. It’s a story of obsessive friendship and exploring sexuality told through the lense of protagonist Seven and flits between her as a teenager at school, and the present day as an adult. There wer......more