RaveBoston GlobeWholly original and often surprising ... Throughout, tethering historical events to her grandmother’s and mother’s stories helps Hulls find continuity.
Sloane Crosley
RaveLos Angeles Review of BooksTightly woven and sophisticated ... As the memoir progresses, it becomes increasingly clear how different the two were from one another, as well as how much of himself Perreault had willfully obscured.
Meg Kissinger
RaveLos Angeles Review of BooksElectric ... Kissinger’s memoir, lucid and narrative-driven, is in turns distressing, earnest, heart-wrenching, and hopeful.
MariNaomi
PositiveThe Washington PostIn this diligent, beautifully rendered inquiry unpacking traces of a largely forgotten personal story, MariNaomi asks what it means that certain scenes and characters, or just some of their attendant details, vanish from one’s mind after a time, while others remain ... at its heart it’s an atmospheric survey, which is to say, an examination of the ways people can often recall emotional states — moods and manners — more clearly than specifics ... There are also some expressively drawn illustrations and short comics, but these are nestled in certain sections or used to accessorize pages. The effect is a book that is harder to read, but that rewards diligent readers, as a consequence of its destabilizing vibe.
Briana Loewinsohn
RaveNPRA quiet, lonely read ... It\'s a sophisticated and picturesque exploration of the weights that adults carry with them from their childhoods, imprints and encumbrances that accompany them wherever they go. It\'s a reminder, too, of how people can reshape these burdens, using art and inventiveness to realign the past in relation to the present.
