Drifts: A Novel | 
pickThis book had such a strong start, and I was sure it was going to be a top read for me this year. But Part 2 fell flat for me. It felt more rushed. Overall it's still a solid pick that both inspired me and sent me on tangents with references to other writers and art.
(Image from the book 😺)
I'm enjoying meandering through Kate Zambreno's writing. I have so many one-liners highlighted.
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pickA novel about a novelist writing a novel that reads like an inner monologue. Beautiful writing. No plot to speak of, and very navel gazing. I‘m not sure I would have liked this as much as I do if I weren‘t in my house and my head all the time! But, as it is, I adored this one. Great pandemic reading. #ARC #Edelweiss
pickAutofiction about a woman writer trying to write a book called Drifts. She meditates on her creative process, her teaching, the life of Rainer Maria Rilke, the cats in her neighbourhood, her friendships, her pregnancy, etc. It is languid and meandering. A writerly book and totally my jam!
AND YET!
The white privilege is glaring. I wondered how many BIPOC writers get the time/space to write such a novel. And if anyone would publish it if they did?
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20 pages or so into this, I know it is very much my thing.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! My favorite part of being awake at midnight is cracking open a brand new book when the clock strikes twelve. This year I chose the Kate Zambreno novel coming in May to be my first book of 2020, because her writing is incendiary and inspired, and floors me over and over again, and that‘s what I want from my new year, too. 🎉📚❤️
