Lauren: This is one of those books I wish I'd found sooner, back when I was a graduate student, breaking my bad writing habits and learning how to write prose that feels like poetry. I read and re read passages just for their tug of war between beauty and grit, saying, "Damn, I need to put words together like that." Read this for its darkness, its eloquence, and its grace it's far beyond your typical love story. It haunts me...
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