colin reviewed Nevada by Imogen Binnie
Yes
4 stars
Punch me full strength in the chest over and over again why don’t you
Paperback, 288 pages
English language
Published Aug. 2, 2022 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
Frustrated by her current relationship, trans lesbian Maria Griffiths decides to change her life by making some brash decisions and leaving New York behind on a road trip to reconsider her life and priorities.
Punch me full strength in the chest over and over again why don’t you
Sometimes you read a book that turns out to just be a series of call-out posts about your life. Sometimes you watch the main character struggle through life in her self-destructive patterns and you think "god that's me". Sometimes you have to put down a book for a moment to google "Am I dissociating?" "What is dissociation like" "How to tell when you're dissociating"
Seriously I fucking loved this book though. It described feelings about myself and life and sitting on a bicycle in the middle of the city at night not quite sure where you're going that I've never seen described before, and it was just an incredible read.