A review by communicatrix
It Chooses You by Miranda July

4.0

What a wonderful, interesting, creepy, disturbing book. There's a real familiarity to her circumstances—being stuck with one project, and following the thread of another interest in hope that it will guide you out of the darkness. I also appreciated her loving and respectful (albeit a little distant) attitude toward her subjects. Errol Morris does similar work with unusual folk who live around the edges of society, but his tone always feels more judgmental; Michael Moore famously interviews outliers, but can be downright cruel. Some of the writing is lovely, and the truth is so naked, I felt embarrassed at times. A fine, obsessive read about a finely-calibrated, obsessive soul and her work.