The Passion of New Eve is one of Angela Carter's most inflencial modernist texts. The actual novel itself, although fairly short in comparison to many other novels deals with a lot of extensive themes. The basic plot revolves around the character Evelyn, a steroetypical man who subjects women for his own pleasure, something that is exemplafied in his relationship with a young prostitute who he dumps after a botched attempt at an abortion of thier unborn child. As the novel progresses however it becomes clear that all is not as it seems, the environment becomes much more fanciful as science-fiction begins to take over the narrative, allowing Carter to ...  Read the complete review