coltonchase_ 's review for:

5.0

I always expect to be taken aback by Rebecca Solnit's writing. She has transformed the genre of creative non-fiction -- my favorite of her works being Men Explain Things to Me. Recollections of My Nonexistence was amazing in the same ways.

I love memoir, probably one of my favorite genres. This one was different in that Rebecca Solnit's eloquence and understanding of language add so many more layers to what is traditionally coined as "memoir."

I highly suggest listening to the audiobook as it is narrated by Solnit herself, and her voice makes it seem as if you're in conversation with her.