A review by dahalesstorm
Maeve in America: Essays by a Girl from Somewhere Else by Maeve Higgins

5.0

You don’t have to be familiar with the native Irishwoman’s stand-up to revel in Maeve Higgins’ masterfully written collection of essays. Higgins expertly balances humor and seriousness, from a hilarious opening story about swimming with dolphins despite having a fear of fish to an open analysis of her privilege as a white immigrant compared with heart-breaking retellings of families separated by Trump’s travel ban and border wall. A fairly quick read, this book had me both laughing aloud and wrestling with profound questions of meaning and existence.