A review by martinalitty
What My Mother and I Don't Talk about: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence by Michele Filgate

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

This essay collection is not very good. The premise is better than the execution. However, there are some stand-out gems, including Kiese Laymon’s essay “While These Things / Feel American to Me” and Carmen Maria Machado’s essay “Mother Tongue.”