PositiveThe Indiependent... a precise and intimate narrative about coping with childhood trauma ... Taylor saturates his prose with empathetic and nuanced insights on race, sexuality and abuse ... Real Life is a candid meditation on the effects of grief, loneliness and the layers of silence that run through the tendrils of Wallace’s life ... Taylor has produced an intimate and tender novel about overcoming pain and the debilitating effects of racism and abuse, proving that letting go of trauma is not always possible, and that those closest to us often remain oblivious.
