A review by emckeon1002
Generation Loss by Elizabeth Hand

4.0

You want dark. This is dark. Hand is an amazing writer, exploring the beauty some artists find in the darkest reaches of the soul. Photographer Cass Neary who found temporary fame in her exploration of the NY punk scene is drawn to mid-coast Maine to interview a photographer who inspired her. What she finds in Maine is no less dark and gritty than what she experienced on the streets of New York. A mystery, of sorts, the book explores the artistic process and the appeal of art which explores the black heart of truth. Hand treads this ground brilliantly and most compellingly. Scary, disturbing, beautiful and un-put-downable.