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The Refrigerator Monologues by Catherynne M. Valente
4.5
adventurous dark emotional sad tense
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

This is a very angry book. It's also a deeply metafictional book, that is definitely better after a strong diet of super hero Comics. It was short enough not to overstay it's welcome and looking enough to be interesting.

A very angry. book on a very angry premise. 
As side- characters super hero girl friends are defined and known for their relationship to the hero and this is the space the book plays with. 
This is very much essays told as a sh series of short stories. The tone is raw and angry and very entertaining. 
Part of the fun is definitely trying to figure out who is who in the stories vs the Comics.
I love reading something, that critically engages with comics.