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kklecornu's review
dark
informative
tense
medium-paced
4.5
This was a masterpiece of a memoir. The author seamlessly wove cultural critique and historical fact with personal narrative. Gurba's analysis of the interplay between trauma and humor was a completely fresh perspective, and the way she threaded that duality through multiple essays hammered at the nuance of her point. The last essay may be the most horrifically accurate description of domestic abuse I've ever read. Gurba's writing is confessional without being extravagant, and this work instantly puts her in the top tier of memoirists of our generation. Move over Joan Didion, California has a new literary queen.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Xenophobia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Colonisation, Toxic relationship, Classism, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Stalking
Minor: Child death and Police brutality
caseythereader's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
medium-paced
4.25
Thanks to Avid Reader Press for the free copy of this book.
- CREEP is a collection of essays that are part memoir, part historical exploration, all righteous rage.
- Gurba is a master at channeling her experiences into sentences that cut right to the heart of the problem and of the reader.
- This book is a tough read. But if you're up for it, it's a truly excellent excoriation of the many overlapping systems that make space for predators to thrive.
- CREEP is a collection of essays that are part memoir, part historical exploration, all righteous rage.
- Gurba is a master at channeling her experiences into sentences that cut right to the heart of the problem and of the reader.
- This book is a tough read. But if you're up for it, it's a truly excellent excoriation of the many overlapping systems that make space for predators to thrive.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Deportation, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Emotional abuse, Grief, Animal death, Cursing, Addiction, Antisemitism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Homophobia, Death, Death of parent, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Blood, Child abuse, and Violence
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