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A review by d_jemme
I Came All This Way to Meet You by Jami Attenberg
4.0
God this is good.
It's not just what she says or writes about, but HOW - I've highlighted the crap out of it and since I'm reading it on a Kindle I can see that I'm not the only one. Some of it I highlighted because it was worded so beautifully. Some of it I highlighted because it's just blunt truth. Some of it I highlighted because it's so completely inspiring.
I've read almost everything this woman has ever published from articles to books, and this was a welcome change from the ongoing "dysfunctional families" theme (something she does *so* well but also something I can take or leave at this point). This though, I haven't been able to put it down. It's a lot like Alexander Chee's How to Write an Autobiographical Novel was for me - similar vein, vignettes/essays about a writer's life - the trainwrecks, the accomplishments, the process...
Well done, again, Attenberg.
It's not just what she says or writes about, but HOW - I've highlighted the crap out of it and since I'm reading it on a Kindle I can see that I'm not the only one. Some of it I highlighted because it was worded so beautifully. Some of it I highlighted because it's just blunt truth. Some of it I highlighted because it's so completely inspiring.
I've read almost everything this woman has ever published from articles to books, and this was a welcome change from the ongoing "dysfunctional families" theme (something she does *so* well but also something I can take or leave at this point). This though, I haven't been able to put it down. It's a lot like Alexander Chee's How to Write an Autobiographical Novel was for me - similar vein, vignettes/essays about a writer's life - the trainwrecks, the accomplishments, the process...
Well done, again, Attenberg.