A review by hbflynn
I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness by Claire Vaye Watkins
4.0
If I had to describe my favorite kind of novel it would be “unhinged narrator written at such a fast pace you feel like you’re living in the chaos of their brain.” And baby baby baby Claire Vaye Watkins got the memo.
Loved this book so much. It’s always brave to write an “unlikable” woman but to write an “unlikable” MOM is heroic and so refreshing.
The narrator is so wrapped up in her own head the plot oftentimes feels moot, my favorite. The writing is unreal and the blurred line between memoir, autofiction, and pure make believe is right up my alley.
Would have been a 5/5 if it weren’t for the letter portions. Read this book and skip the letters if you’re not feeling them — you don’t miss much.
Loved this book so much. It’s always brave to write an “unlikable” woman but to write an “unlikable” MOM is heroic and so refreshing.
The narrator is so wrapped up in her own head the plot oftentimes feels moot, my favorite. The writing is unreal and the blurred line between memoir, autofiction, and pure make believe is right up my alley.
Would have been a 5/5 if it weren’t for the letter portions. Read this book and skip the letters if you’re not feeling them — you don’t miss much.