Heather

Heather by G.C. Mckay is about the relationship between our narrator, Michael Harlow (aged 35) and a 14years old girl, named Heather. The book does ask the reader a few uncomfortable questions about our society and the impact of technology on the lives of everyday people. Heather is written very well, because of the topics discussed in the book naturally it contains several incredibly disturbing scenes, so if you are not fan of dark writing, I would skip it. With that being said, I thoroughly enjoyed reading Heather, I thought McKay did very well to make the writing as humourous as he did, especially when you consider the nature of the subjects discussed in Heather. I would recommend Heather to anyone interested in transgressive fiction.

Heather. How do you even review Heather. Not sure how I even read Heather. This book is truly something else.Trigger warnings galore this story from GC McKay is not for everyone. It won’t even be for many but it’s a story that has a place and a story that has been told in a quite intriguing and absolutely mind blowing way.Read in one sitting about 10 days ago, it’s took me that long to get my head around if i 1) liked it - 2) wanted to review it and 3) how would i review it. I don’t know the answer to any of those so am just writing as it comes.You see Heather is the story of Michael. A man with a penchant for girls. Yes underage girls. And this is his story. Told from his view point and his story of what happens when he meets 14 year old Heather while working in a book shop.Without going to much into how the story plays out as that can be left to the brave readers out there to see that for themselves , I will say that this is an extremely well written book.It has an almost literary feel, from an author who I’m not actually sure wrote this just to shock but genuinely had this story to tell and this is what he did. He smashed through a most foul of taboos and laid it bare and completely and brutally tells an intense and extremely upsetting story.I have recently been taking a wander down the path of transgressive fiction is this is certainly that. It’s absolutely horrific to be honest but i applaud McKay for writing this and can only imagine he blew his own mind writing it.Whilst being such a difficult read , if you can put aside the content the story is actually very good and finale was great and I really did enjoy elements of the book when I wasn’t picking my jaw back off the floor.I’m not sure how it’s not been banned, I won’t be surprised if it is.🔥🔥🔥🔥

This book is like watching a car crash where you are in control of events, with each page you turn the more involved you become and the closer events are to reaching that ultimate impact. The book is disgusting, Michael is evil even though he is always trying to convince the reader he is the one being controlled, Michael shows the reader the utter contempt he has for the world and the people in it…all whilst trying to convince you to understand what he has gone through. Heather is a twisted young girl, whether she was like that before Michael or she was broken by Michael is hard to tell at first, but as events start to play out you get an idea of which one it is.You can’t possibly read this book without comparing it to Lolita, personally I found that book dull and after reading this book I think I understand why. Lolita was written about an era before I was born and it was difficult to understand those characters, it all felt a bit meh! Heather is written during modern times about characters I understand and see all the time, having 2 daughters helps me understand the threat of somebody like Michael and that makes this book all the more horrifying.McKay has written a story that is gross, the topic is plain nasty and yet it still pulls you in, there is just the right amount of intrigue at the beginning to have you wondering how this is going to play out, there is almost a glimmer of hope that maybe it will all be ok in the end. Fantastic characters and really well written with plenty of plot twists. I have hated and loved this book that I just couldn’t put down, would I recommend it to anybody? Hell no! Should you ignore that and give the book a go anyway? Hell yes!

Fantastic story, every line is meaningful, no filler at all, could not stop reading, especially the final third. Would highly recommend, brilliance from G.C McKay.