A review by kleonard
American Mermaid by Julia Langbein

3.0

American Mermaid is a cynical and illuminating take on entertainment culture, feminism, climate change, storytelling, and writing. Sometimes funny and often horrifying, it's a roller-coaster ride of narrative form and expectations, odd and expressive in unforeseen ways. The book's disjointedness is deliberate, and some may like it, or see it as rebelling against craft. I'm all for rebelling against craft. That said: did I like it? Not really; would I recommend it to others, probably. I think it's a great book for writers to read, especially new writers.