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geva1108's review against another edition
3.25
I felt like the voice was disorienting between chapters— we start with a funny, zippy narrative but then move into these sweeping, emotional lyric essays toward the end. i really liked the slow, lyrical chapters though.
carokfulf's review against another edition
5.0
Hilarious & excruciating
As funny as it is beautiful and painful. Lockwood is exacting and forgiving all at once, in her way, and I loved it.
As funny as it is beautiful and painful. Lockwood is exacting and forgiving all at once, in her way, and I loved it.
rklamb's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
jslive's review against another edition
4.0
“Priestdaddy” by Patricia Lockwood is a funny experience. I liked best the chapter about learning to sing, which wound up being the book’s turning point.
omayagawd's review against another edition
5.0
Another book I fear I thought was written just for me
torihoo's review against another edition
5.0
Patricia Lockwood is one of my favorite poets, and I saw a lot in this memoir that reminded me of her poetry. I think she sometimes veers toward focusing on the absurd or the humorous (which is sometimes good) and avoids lingering in places that are very serious and, if touched on just a bit longer, could be incredibly moving. That being said, I laughed out loud multiple times and really appreciated, in particular, her critiques of the church.