A review by tildahlia
Axiomatic by Maria Tumarkin

5.0

The more you read and the older you get, the harder it is to stumble across writing that feels genuinely unique. Enter Maria Tumarkin, who examines grief, abuse, suicide and trauma in an unflinching and completely authentic way. It’s been years since I’ve felt the need to transcribe quotes out of a book, but I spent at least half an hour doing it for Axiomatic. She wades through the layers of self-delusion and oversimplification we collectively indulge in when considering social harm, abuse and poverty and points out what many of us know but don’t care to admit: that many people don’t recover from trauma or have a happy ending, and they are at the mercy of a callous and indifferent society that fails to acknowledge and recognise their suffering. Sound bleak? You bet it is, but the truth bombs are so on-point, you’ll keep turning the pages.