A review by egilmore
Deluge by Leila Chatti

5.0

Speechless. This collection is incredible… I don’t think I’ve loved one this much since Night Sky with Exit Wounds. Chatti takes a traumatic illness and runs with it for all its worth. She examines the intersection of chronic vaginal bleeding with faith and gender norms, exploring every image and metaphor you can and cannot think of. This book is both furiously raw (the imagery feels quite stream of consciousness/associative) and yet pristinely polished (that same imagery cuts to the heart of the matter with exquisite precision.) In some ways this collection is a bit homogenous and repetitive but that only amplifies its passion and fury. The emotion here is stunning.