A review by jaclyn_sixminutesforme
A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

This collection is a masterclass in the short story form - read it if you love lush character and place-heavy writing, not much by way of plot movement (or expectation of a narrative). This was evocative and sensory and what I had expected to feel when picking up Didion for the first time.