![]() Big respect for Semiotext(e) and for this remarkable writer. I'm thrilled it found its way to publication - exactly as it reads. By the end, Zambreno herself seems to have become an intelligent, impassioned and inspirational friend. Every page delivers an intense experience, and encouragement to writers to brave writing their own intensity of experience. Certain lines repeat beautifully - "Ring Lardner's quip: Mr. The lack of a falsely imposed structure (chronological, say, or "one wife at a time")strengthens the conversational effect of the whole work. Thorough historical research and anecdotal asides about the experiences of Zelda Fitzgerald, Vivienne Eliot, Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf (and many more) substantiate Zambreno's angry style as their stories unfold. ![]() Zambreno's raw delivery begins boldly and builds and builds. Review 1: It's rare I'll dish out a five-star rating, but this stunning memoir/biography of the silenced (abused, institutionalized, marginalized) modernist literary wives was such an eye-opener, and so honestly written, I can't give it fewer. ![]()
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