RaveFinancial Times (UK)Confirms her talents as a writer of prose as well as scripts, quickly establishing an intimacy that allows her to weave together the funny, the heartbreaking and the grotesque ... At some 400 pages it can feel a little bloated, scenes a little repetitive, and the verve of the early sections lags in the middle. But in its portrayal of the ecstasy, heartbreak and sheer thrill of what it is to be young and lost, Famesick reaffirms Dunham’s status as a generational voice.
RaveThe New YorkerIts narrator is an unnamed, childlike woman, who one day awakes dressed as a schoolgirl, unable to eat, speak, or clean herself without aid ... An unsettling meditation on patriarchal violence and the construction of femininity, the novel feels indebted to both Tillie Olsen and Anaïs Nin, two of Kraf’s favorite authors, and deserves to be rediscovered as a significant work of feminist literature.
Rosalie Knecht
PositiveForward Reviews\"Vera narrates the life around her, and it is easy to become consumed with her experiences. As she strives to discover who she is, it is charming and endearing to discover along with her. Vera is developed delightfully; she is an absolute treat, irresistibly likable ... The book is more successful at its literary prose than it is with the crime and mystery elements of the story ... Through a deep analysis of Vera’s experiences, Rosalie Knecht shows what it is like to be pushed to the edge of society and discover oneself while acting under an alias. This is a spy novel for those who do not read spy novels: a delightful coming-of-age story with supplementary themes of love and politics.\
