A review by eunicek82
A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories by Lucia Berlin

dark emotional funny reflective sad

5.0

What an amazing collection of short stories. To be honest, I had a false start with this. I tried reading this cover to cover a few years ago, got stuck and ultimately put it aside. I had to opportunity to buddy read this with a friend, taking it 1 story/week and that was definitely the way to do it. Over nearly 9 months, we made our way through this collection, laughing and crying together with these characters, many that seem plucked out of Berlin’s own life. These are raw and honest stories full of grit and life. I’m sad that it’s over.