Essays by a Canadian now living in New York. Makes heavy use of sequential illustrative specifics to create feel, meaning, narrative beyond the linear flow of the words themselves, a technique I like and gravitate towards myself (though am not nearly as good at as she is). Particularly liked the earlier, longer, and more stylistically distinctive pieces. The later, shorter, and more traditional personal essays were good too, just in a more ordinary way. Couldn’t tell if the melancholy feel through much of the book was actually in the text or if it was my reading that introduced it. I really like her writing and will keep my eye out for her name again in the future.
Originally posted by Scott on Goodreads.