martinalitty's Reviews (82)

Patricia Wants to Cuddle

Samantha Allen

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Not a terrible concept, but the book is poorly-written and boring.

What My Mother and I Don't Talk about: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence

Michele Filgate

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

This essay collection is not very good. The premise is better than the execution. However, there are some stand-out gems, including Kiese Laymon’s essay “While These Things / Feel American to Me” and Carmen Maria Machado’s essay “Mother Tongue.”