A review by spiderfelt
The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis by Lydia Davis

5.0

Lydia Davis is a writer's writer. She bends expectations while giving language to thoughts unspoken. I can't say I enjoyed every piece in this book, but there were some pieces that shattered me. Those that moved me left me breathless and aching to share with some other person. I wonder how much of my appreciation is formed by our shared experience as a mother and sometimes alienated woman. Regardless, I credit her for my renewed interest in writing and for putting to words exactly those ideas I have hesitated to express out loud.