

The night before Frieda died, Chick spoon-fed her crushed ice. She kept taking away the spoon from him to feed herself and Chick thought everything was going to turn out fine.
I inhaled this in just two sittings. Goldstein has a unique voice that, when it hones in on something real and recognizable, cuts you to the core.
The format is strange at first, but becomes second nature after a few “chapters.” It’s brilliant in its specificity and sits somewhere between David Sedaris and Bob Mortimer.
The night before Frieda died, Chick spoon-fed her crushed ice. She kept taking away the spoon from him to feed herself and Chick thought everything was going to turn out fine.
I inhaled this in just two sittings. Goldstein has a unique voice that, when it hones in on something real and recognizable, cuts you to the core.
The format is strange at first, but becomes second nature after a few “chapters.” It’s brilliant in its specificity and sits somewhere between David Sedaris and Bob Mortimer.