A review by jiyoung
Socialist Realism by Trisha Low

3.0

A scattershot mosaic of Trisha Low’s thoughts. This 150 page essay would’ve been better delivered with a bit more structure. Low’s a decent writer and makes interesting observations, but the random tangents and varying theme chunks were stitched too haphazardly. I often felt like Low pivoted into something else just as it was getting interesting. A shame to see the scaffolding there but no opportunities to draw out real profundity. Either make the book longer and separate it into discrete essays or establish a more consistent thematic spine to help it all cohere. Title is a bit of a misnomer.