Awescape
My favorite book of this year. Clearly it's polarizing and a lot of people found the main character annoying. Every single page gripped me. The writing style is amazing. It was like eating something delicious, the way it was written. The humor and the motivations of the character sneak up on you, as though you're inside her, discovering as you go things you don't even know about yourself. Every page was so witty even when it was heartbreaking or cringey or vulnerable. It was laugh out loud funny, so wry, and vulnerably, diving into desire, self-narrative, fear of aging, menopause, artifice, love, art, connection, disconnection. A beautiful, beautiful book.
My favorite book of this year. Clearly it's polarizing and a lot of people found the main character annoying. Every single page gripped me. The writing style is amazing. It was like eating something delicious, the way it was written. The humor and the motivations of the character sneak up on you, as though you're inside her, discovering as you go things you don't even know about yourself. Every page was so witty even when it was heartbreaking or cringey or vulnerable. It was laugh out loud funny, so wry, and vulnerably, diving into desire, self-narrative, fear of aging, menopause, artifice, love, art, connection, disconnection. A beautiful, beautiful book.