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Hard to Love: Essays and Confessions

Briallen Hopper

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Date
February 5, 2019
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Memoir
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An essay collection about the importance of multiple forms of love and friendship in a world designed for couples, from a laser-precise new voice.

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Positive Rhaina Cohen,
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Rousing ... Hopper is contributing to a growing body of recent writing (Text Me When You Get Home, The Friendship Cure) and pop culture storylines (Broad City, Insecure) that underscore the depth and significance of female friendships. But Hopper's book feels distinct from and, in some ways, more daring than these ... The strength of her culture essays vary.
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Positive Hilli Levin,
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Takes a deep dive into many essential but far less glamorized types of relationships ... a refreshing collection that probes the expanse of the human heart.
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Mixed Maggie Taft,
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Though the collection can be uneven—some reprinted essays seem like filler—the best pieces offer smart and studied reflections on the power of friendship ... While families are bound by blood and couples often by the law of marriage, the bonds of friendship expand and contract over time. Hopper fervently embraces this and the rich intimacies it affords.
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