Chelsea Martin

I was confused as to why I'd requested this slim poetry/prose volume when it came in and I read on page 7

I'm taking screenshots of the image on Photo Booth, instead of clicking the take photo button. There are pizza rolls in the freezer and I've barely considered heating them up. Guess I just feel really brave.

Yeah, okay, I know just enough about this genre to know I don't like it and find it really dull. I remembered I'd read some praise of this book online (of course online) that made it sound interesting. Well what the hell, I then thought, I might as well read the whole thing, I can see it won't take very long. And indeed, slow reader as I am, 15 minutes later in the staff break room I'd finished it. It did not change my opinion of online-alt-lit or whatever. I don't like it.

Two stars though for

I'm starting to feel a bit anxious over how high my heart rate must be because of the anxiety I have over how wound up I am over the panicky feeling I experienced a few seconds after I woke up.

I had a couple of years like that too, sister. They have a cheap generic for it now.… (más)

I received a free copy of this book through Goodreads Giveaways.

I haven’t read anything else quite like this. Really nice vignettes that are funny, relatable, and a bit tragic. The dialogue and interactions were reflective of real relationships and how hard it can be to really connect with someone else or to even feel fully connected to your own life. I did wish that there was a bit more, maybe some resolution with her mother, but it’s probably more realistic that there isn’t any resolution.… (más)