RaveThe MonthlyPart of the triumph of The Natural Way of Things is how it makes this nightmarish scenario feel not just possible but plausible ... But the sense of plausibility is also a function of how the novel’s sheer strangeness liberates its narrative to expose the violence and hatred that lie beneath the surface of our society, in a way a more conventional novel might not ... A confronting reminder of just how deeply inscribed the codes and structures that ensure women’s subjugation are.
