Black Venus

3 ⭐️ What can I say. This was immeasurably weird, witchy, nightmare-ish, yet dreamlike and poetic at the same time. I picked up this collection to get a feel on Carter’s writing, and it’s definitely unique. I’ve underlined some beautiful prose, yet my enjoyment of the different stories varied widely. My favourites were “The Kiss”, “Overture and incidental music for A Midsummer Night’s dream” and “Peter and the Wolf”. All of the stories have a darkly sensual undertone that seems to be a thread throughout this collection. I’m definitely curious enough to pick up more of her work but am unsure if this was the best starting point.