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A review by mjcglz
The Life and Death of Sophie Stark by Anna North
4.0
coincidentally, i finished Close to the knives by David Wojnarowicz and this book on the same evening. The second to last chapter in close to the knives 'THE SUICIDE OF A GUY WHO ONCE BUILT AN ELABORATE SHRINE OVER A MOUSE HOLE' is an examination of trying to be normal and losing the fight (albeit within a distinct and perhaps more complex time and context - 90s AIDS America).
The point is, 'The Life and Death of Sophie Stark' ended the same way. They both put forth questions: what does it mean to fit in? Into what? who has the energy? who is uncompromising in their own self? What constitutes our self-regard? How are we willing to be seen and how do we see others? In what light?
And when we go, what does it mean when others tell our story?
The point is, 'The Life and Death of Sophie Stark' ended the same way. They both put forth questions: what does it mean to fit in? Into what? who has the energy? who is uncompromising in their own self? What constitutes our self-regard? How are we willing to be seen and how do we see others? In what light?
And when we go, what does it mean when others tell our story?