A review by chillcox15
Book of Mutter by Kate Zambreno

4.0

The book of fragments = a perfect vehicle for mourning the death of a parent? I feel like it's a natural fit. Zambreno's long-in-the-works (seriously, the final line in the book declaring that it was written between 2003-2016, which is a gut punch all its own) Book of Mutter intertwines the works of Louise Bourgeois, the writing of Henry Darger, and the author's own account of her mother's illness and death. It's actually a quite soft book, and not too much of an emotional ringer; I read it aloud to my partner before bed.