I basically read this all in one sitting last Saturday morning. It's a relative short book at around 220 pages, but I think I would have wanted to read it fast even if it were 400. Nichole Chung, unsurprisingly to anyone who's read her other work (I've mostly done so on The (dearly departed) Toast), … [Read more]
Heckin’ Yes – The Power
Post-apocalyptic fiction is my my favorite genre. I am also on a kick of reading rocking female authors. Also, I love Margaret Atwood, and she mentored Alderman and has mentioned this book as one to read. Soooo, post-apocalyptic fiction with Margaret Atwood's seal of approval should be a slam dunk … [Read more]
Brutally Honest
Immediate note: I am a white woman, which means of course that I have a ton of privileged and am lacking any real-world experience with racism directed at me or people who look like me. There's sections of this book I'm just not going to address in this review, because I don't feel that I'm … [Read more]
More than the monsters get undressed
“Forgive my bluntness, but... Goddamn, Sam Sax can write some poems. Ross Gay” And he can. I am not sure though if I like them or not. There are some fabulous images. He just explores what it was/is to be him. Gay, Jewish, male, a person and so much more. And he does it wonderfully, creatively, … [Read more]