Review of 'The unspeakable : and other subjects of discussion' on 'Storygraph'
3 stars
The first essay, about her mother, is fascinating. The rest of it... Do I really care that she wanted or didn't want kids, was in hospital, met Nora Ephron and Joni Mitchell, loves her dog, and doesn't like cooking? No. And amount of careful reflection is going to make me care. It would be interesting to see her look and talk about her husband directly, but she's very careful not to make him the focus of her gaze.
And oh my god, the... entitlement(?) with which she claims the title of "lesbian" despite not actually having any sexual attraction to women. Or calling transexual women "trannies" -- it's clear she has no idea how rude she's being, or how much like her mother (who is "intellectual" because she likes people who look smart) this behaviour is.