As the leaves begin to fall and the year winds down, it's only natural for our thoughts to turn introspective. The same holds true for November's must-read new books, where mothers-to-be fight for bodily autonomy, a shape-shifter ponder the nature of identity, a memoirist with PTSD considers the fate of survivors, and a journalist debates the status of the life-altering novel.
‘Mean’ by Myriam Gurba
There are are dour, withholding, distant memoirs that want you to admire their subject more than you care about them, and then there’s this. The latest book from feminist author Myriam Gurba explores her coming of age in Southern California im the ’80s, growing into her identity as a mixed-race girl attracted to women as well as her struggles with PTSD following her sexual assault at the hands of a homicidal rapist. Honest and darkly funny, the books is riddled with moments that will have you nodding, cringing, and crying right along with the author.
Mean by Myriam Gurba, $17, amazon.com on November 7. BUY
