Name: The Unspeakable
ISBN: 9780374280444

Meghan Daum

A noted essayist delves into our culture's most dangerous illusions, blind spots and sentimentalities while retaining her own happiness and positivity.

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The Unspeakable

Amy Thibodeau

I related to many of Meghan Daum's essays and there was some genuinely lovely writing in the book. I'm teetering between a 3/5 and a 4/5 because despite devouring this book in a matter of days, something about it, maybe Daum's coolness and distance, kept me a bit removed from everything. I didn't really connect with the material in any kind of emotional or lasting way, though I enjoyed reading it. 

The essay about being a fake lesbian was weak and filled with stereotypes. It just stood out as a turd that someone should have had the sense to edit out. Apart from that, this was a smart collection.

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