A review by trinityb2021
The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans

5.0

5 ⭐️

Lexie’s recommendations never miss!

Every single story in this collection was excellent but Boys Go to Jupiter, Anything Could Disappear, and the titular Office of Historical Corrections were exceptionally moving. I am still teary eyed from the ending. What do you mean that's all we get? But also it was the perfect ending. 

I have a growing appreciation for short fiction. The ability to have an impact in 100 pages that is greater than most 600+ page books is from just pure raw talent. Evans is an amazingly talented author. Her prose is beautiful and leaves you with a lot to consider. 

White people love their history right up until it’s true.

Evans has incredible range to be able to write all these stories that share a common theme but are wildly different in execution. They are all incredibly powerful stories about being Black in America, or being a woman in America, or experiencing loss. Topics that most authors shy away from because of the sensitivity required but Evans just barreled through and killed it at every single one.

He kissed her forehead and said, “My little lady of ruthless ambition.” In the months after that, he would sometimes ask her “How’s conquering the world going, my sweet ruthless girl?” in the delighted dumbed-down tone you would use to tell a house pet it was ferocious. She would nuzzle him, beginning to understand that just because he didn’t see something in her didn’t mean it wasn’t there, knowing there was still some freedom in the way he did not fathom yet how real and how necessary her ruthlessness would be.

This was a great pick, especially for Black history month!