“How can this possibly keep going on?” lol! That phrase has been playing on a loop in my brain since approximately November 10, 2008 (when my first child was born). I love how Miranda July captures the state of modern midlife motherhood, and how you’ve captured the reading experience here. I heard similar reactions to Hilary’s from friends of mine while they were reading this novel. It makes sense to me that MJ is a performance artist because several moments in the book feel like improv. You think she is pushing too far, and then she just keeps pushing, and the results are hilarious, profound and magical.
I hadn't thought about the improv in the writing, I think you're right. What I thought about was how much she was entertaining herself as she was wrote it. That was a hell of a good time and I hope she wrote it with inner circle friends, like..."This is what's happening rn, should I introduce Audra next?" and then they all laugh hysterically, or "What kind of a hotel should I have her stay in?" I imagine it like some delightful Witches of Eastwick scene around a cauldron.
“How can this possibly keep going on?” lol! That phrase has been playing on a loop in my brain since approximately November 10, 2008 (when my first child was born). I love how Miranda July captures the state of modern midlife motherhood, and how you’ve captured the reading experience here. I heard similar reactions to Hilary’s from friends of mine while they were reading this novel. It makes sense to me that MJ is a performance artist because several moments in the book feel like improv. You think she is pushing too far, and then she just keeps pushing, and the results are hilarious, profound and magical.
I hadn't thought about the improv in the writing, I think you're right. What I thought about was how much she was entertaining herself as she was wrote it. That was a hell of a good time and I hope she wrote it with inner circle friends, like..."This is what's happening rn, should I introduce Audra next?" and then they all laugh hysterically, or "What kind of a hotel should I have her stay in?" I imagine it like some delightful Witches of Eastwick scene around a cauldron.
Clearly, we need to reenact this delightful ritual.
1000%
Looking forward to reading this! crawling to the library soon :/
There are 70 holds on 36 copies last time I checked ILL 🙃