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A review by sunnymochi
It Chooses You by Miranda July
4.0
Gobble. Gobble. Gobble. Finished. This book didn’t stand a chance once I started. Miranda July lives in LA and is trying to finish a screenplay but can’t seem to concentrate on its completion. She is distracted by, then obsessed with, the Pennysaver. She contacts, interviews, and photographs some of the people who are selling items in the Pennysaver ( e.g., Large Suitcase, Glendale; Care Bears, Bell; Conair Hair Dryer, Sun Valley.) The book introduces us to an assemblage of people while capturing the final chapters of the Pennysaver era.
Here is a quote I like….
“We had to winnow life down so we knew where to put our tenderness and attention; and that was a good, sweet thing. But together or alone, we were still embedded in a kaleidoscope, ruthlessly varied and continuous, until the end of the end. I knew I would forget this within the hour, and then remember, and forget, and remember. Each time I remembered it would be a tiny miracle, and forgetting was just as important — I had to believe in my own story.”
― Miranda July, It Chooses You
Here is a quote I like….
“We had to winnow life down so we knew where to put our tenderness and attention; and that was a good, sweet thing. But together or alone, we were still embedded in a kaleidoscope, ruthlessly varied and continuous, until the end of the end. I knew I would forget this within the hour, and then remember, and forget, and remember. Each time I remembered it would be a tiny miracle, and forgetting was just as important — I had to believe in my own story.”
― Miranda July, It Chooses You