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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
Temper your expectations because this is quite a short book that briefly touches on a loaded topic. I listened to this entire audiobook during a long walk. Gay gives what feels like a real time assessment of the collective trauma we’ve endured in the Trump-era and the COVID-19 pandemic. She also talks about her experience of writing about her trauma in her memoir “Hunger” (which I loved) and the residual effects of publishing a story about her trauma.
She offers some advice on how to write about trauma but mostly recalls her experience with writing and promoting Hunger as well as teaching a workshop at Yale on writing trauma. The biggest takeaway from this book was a sample of the reading list she provided her students and how there’s truly no perfect or easy way to write about trauma—it is up to the artist to determine how much of their trauma to divulge and the best creative writing methods to use when doing so.
She offers some advice on how to write about trauma but mostly recalls her experience with writing and promoting Hunger as well as teaching a workshop at Yale on writing trauma. The biggest takeaway from this book was a sample of the reading list she provided her students and how there’s truly no perfect or easy way to write about trauma—it is up to the artist to determine how much of their trauma to divulge and the best creative writing methods to use when doing so.
will continue at a later time, just doesn't have my complete interest right now and i wanna read it when it does
I am amazed at how much wisdom can be found in such a succinct piece. This was my first time reading something by Roxane Gay and I couldn't believe I have waited so long to read her work. Now if you'll excuse me, I am off to read everything she's ever written.
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I doubt anyone can write more eloquently about collective or personal trauma than Roxane Gay.
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I enjoyed this. It gave some context to other work of hers I've read and was written in a much more accessible and approachable style than her other writing. Probably not one to read without having read some of her other work first, but it would otherwise be a great way to dip your toe into this author's style and voice.
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I loved this little book so much. I find that Gay is an eloquent writer, and her audiobook narration is quite soothing to listen. In this book, she shared some of her experiences about how she was shamed by journalists during interviews, shares some writing advice and some life advice for a world that we are living in. Will probably read it again soon.