A review by kstookley
Abandon Me: Memoirs by Melissa Febos

4.0

I have seen this book compared to Maggie Nelson, but for me, it brings more similarities to Carmen Maria Machado's In the Dream House. But in addition to exploring an emotionally abusive relationship, Febos dives into issues of addiction and discovering the truth of her family. Truly, she explores every facet of abandoning-- both as the person leaving and the one left. Her essays focusing on physicality were the strongest-- about hickeys and tattoos. Some parts felt a little on the nose (she brings up the word abandon *a lot*), but it is still a compelling read.