A review by whattaylorreads
Can You Tolerate This? by Ashleigh Young

slow-paced

2.0

 As with most essay collections, some are more interesting than others. I enjoy Ashleigh Young's writing, but a lot of this book feels like an MFA student trying to spin a mundane life into an interesting story that will receive the necessary critical praise from fellow MFA students with mundane lives. My favorite essays are "Bones," "She Cannot Work," and "Anemone." 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Death, Suicide, and Animal death