A review by allieruth
Very Nice by Marcy Dermansky
3.75
I am once again begging you to read Marcy Dermansky... but maybe don't start here. the multiple perspectives and pacing is off on this one — it doesn't just feel very coherent or polished, when her other books are so sleek.
still, there's an addicting quality to Dermansky's writing that I can't put down. something to her clipped, deceptively simple sentences, unusual internal dialogues. she's smart, gleefully nasty, a little (or a lot) unhinged. her other books have more emotional heft/payoff to balance it out, while this one was mostly just jaded. still, there's fun mocking of elites and a mother-daughter relationship that I wish got more attention, was almost heartfelt.
still, there's an addicting quality to Dermansky's writing that I can't put down. something to her clipped, deceptively simple sentences, unusual internal dialogues. she's smart, gleefully nasty, a little (or a lot) unhinged. her other books have more emotional heft/payoff to balance it out, while this one was mostly just jaded. still, there's fun mocking of elites and a mother-daughter relationship that I wish got more attention, was almost heartfelt.