Pisces, Broder M.

Pisces is a novel in which a dark fantasy faces an even darker reality. "The question is not what love is, but is I really looking for it?" - says Lucy, the main character of the novel by Melissa Broder. Her perennial novel is pumped with collapse, and Lucy moves to California. Formally - to look after the dog who had left for the sister’s vacation and add the dissertation. In fact, to experience disappointment. To understand himself, Lucy resorts to group therapy, tries to get acquainted in Tinder. It is important for her to understand the reasons for her abnormal obsession and psychological dependence on the next man. But the deepest immersion in its own inner world happens when it gets acquainted with Theo, a creature from Greek myths. For Lucy, a gap of long -term relationships with Jamie is becoming a real test. An unfinished dissertation, the black version of which must be presented in a few months, also presses with a heavy load. Lucy goes to California - to live in his sister’s house and look after her favorite dog while she spends summer in Europe. Lucy goes to group therapy and meets with men from Tinder in an attempt to restore mental balance. Watching the waves in one of the nights, she gets acquainted with Theo, which later turns out to be a creature from myths - siren. The stormy romance, starting between a girl and a russal, ends almost mythologically: Theo calls Lucy to join him “under water”, and even realizing that this means her death, she is almost ready to agree. However, having learned that she is far from the first earthly woman for him, Lucy tears all the connections with Theo. Against the backdrop of a passionate novel by Lucy with Sirena, you can see the hardships of visiting the therapeutic group: the stories of women, the life of each of which was spoiled by toxic relationships with men.