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A review by meemawreads
So Sad Today: Personal Essays by Melissa Broder
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
“The ocean gives me performance anxiety about being at peace.”
I wasn’t raised Jewish. I don’t have a vomit fetish. I haven’t done hard drugs, had an eating disorder, or been in a poly relationship. AND YET I feel like these essays came from my own brain. That’s the mark of excellence in personal essay, isn’t it? To write a unique life so relatably that an ole Meemaw feels connected to experiences she’s never had. I especially love how much I loved this because I didn’t love her novel, Milk Fed. Proof that I’m a nonfiction gal to the core! AND proof that while I struggle to connect with poetry, prose written by poets continues to pop my corn every time! Five Taters 🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔/🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔
I wasn’t raised Jewish. I don’t have a vomit fetish. I haven’t done hard drugs, had an eating disorder, or been in a poly relationship. AND YET I feel like these essays came from my own brain. That’s the mark of excellence in personal essay, isn’t it? To write a unique life so relatably that an ole Meemaw feels connected to experiences she’s never had. I especially love how much I loved this because I didn’t love her novel, Milk Fed. Proof that I’m a nonfiction gal to the core! AND proof that while I struggle to connect with poetry, prose written by poets continues to pop my corn every time! Five Taters 🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔/🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Sexual content and Chronic illness