A review by shasha
Creep: Accusations and Confessions by Myriam Gurba

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

I think this is the best memoir I've ever read. Part of me thinks, fuck yeah, rock and roll. The other part of me got to the end and had a mental breakdown. It really fucking sucks Gurba had to do all the cool intellectual/historical exploration in the first 3/4 of the book in order to build up to the intense personal trauma at the end, but she's right, I'm not sure people would give a crap otherwise. I think the structure was definitely commentary on that, it's a beautifully woven story that needs to be told. 
If you've ever been physically abused, beware. Her own account is the grit-your-teeth kind of unflinching recollection that will have you spiraling. Even without first hand experience...It might really hurt you to finish but not as much as it hurt her to write it. 
I put it down for a week after starting the Creep chapters at the end. This book has teeth. I'm thankful Gurba had the mental fortitude to finish this incredible book for all the rest of us too. I wish this was getting book club traction, everyone should read it. Oh and fuck Joan Didion.
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