This structure is well intended: We’re meant to assemble our own understanding of Samson. respectability politics is poignant: How can we be human without reflecting badly on others in the community, when our failures already seem, 'for lots of folks … like a foregone conclusion?'. Arnett’s account of self-imposed L.G.B.T. Read Full Review >Īrnett’s humor jets throughout and is funniest when it’s curt. Arnett is that rare, brave writer willing to articulate the darkest thoughts even the best parents entertain while trudging along through the most challenging job in the world. Again and again, we’re reminded that Sammie’s hermetically sealed understanding of her dismal situation is not necessarily complete-or even correct. It’s just a fleeting switch in perspective, easy to discount, but oddly base-shifting if you pay attention. But between every chapter, the novel offers one-page moments, each from a different minor character’s point of view.
Arnett’s sympathetic attention to the cascading flow of Sammy’s depression is heartbreaking.
Arnett conjures up the disturbing mixture of devotion and alienation endured by anyone raising a child they don’t understand, don’t even like. Absolutely captivating and scathingly frank, it’s a story of motherhood stripped of every ribbon of sentimentality. the perfect baby shower gift for someone you hate.
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