You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine by Alexandra Kleeman

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Alexandra Kleeman is an impressive talent. Her postmodern, semi-surrealist debut is as sharp as a razor. The protagonist loses her sense of self (literally and figuratively) in a consumerist candyland, her body evaporating by the page, as she becomes a detached observer of her own life. Kleeman's book is full of smart, piquant observations about self, projection, and culture. Can't wait to see what she writes next. (She's also a great reader if you have the chance to hear her live!)



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