A review by ddraith
Against Which by Ross Gay

5.0

Wow. If, like me, you came to this book my way of the book of delights, and the catalog of unabashed gratitude, this book will hit you like a punch in the stomach. Gay brings his same brilliant care with words and rhythm, and allows us to fully see his familiarity with the hard, the brutal, the inescapably sad. We see grief and acceptance and resigned transcendence, and occasional flashes of redemption and joy. I can not recommend this collection enough.