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A review by littlerah
Wild, Fearless Chests by Mandy Beaumont
4.0
Sometimes I go through all the books my friends have read and try to find ones that are going to work for me. This is one of them and I took to reading it for my thesis as well.
"She is quietened by his violence" (3).
This collection of short stories is shattering from its beginning. You read of diverse women and their experiences, their need to be heard and their harms and horrors. Beaumont has crafted something chilling and addictive in her writing, she leaves enough space for the reader to immerse themselves fully, to consider the life of each woman beyond the story. It's genius.
"Memory is wonderful like that, I think. It breaks up the world for us to keep being" (109).
Beaumont's poetic lines act as attempts to reclaim space, voice and memory. It is exactly this that I have been focused on in my 2020 studies and life. This is chilling and beautiful.
"She is quietened by his violence" (3).
This collection of short stories is shattering from its beginning. You read of diverse women and their experiences, their need to be heard and their harms and horrors. Beaumont has crafted something chilling and addictive in her writing, she leaves enough space for the reader to immerse themselves fully, to consider the life of each woman beyond the story. It's genius.
"Memory is wonderful like that, I think. It breaks up the world for us to keep being" (109).
Beaumont's poetic lines act as attempts to reclaim space, voice and memory. It is exactly this that I have been focused on in my 2020 studies and life. This is chilling and beautiful.