My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
So this was quite a way to kick off 2021. I’ve had this book from the library since the end of November, and for one reason or another, I kept putting it off and just renewing my loan as I went through other books for book clubs and buddy reads. I guess it was the fact that I finally need to give this back that forced me to sit down and read, and I am so glad. First things first, I saw that a few […]
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
My Dark Vanessa is a complicated and controversial book- it is akin to a modern retelling of Lolita from Lolita’s perspective. Oprah picked it for her book club (cbr12bingo!) and then dropped it when controversy arose- after American Dirt she maybe wasn’t keen for another controversial book so soon (FYI: the controversy was due to allegations that Russell had stolen the real life story of a Latina woman- since disproved via Russell disclosing her own childhood abuse). The story is a first person narrative that […]
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Trigger Warning: please read the tags before deciding to read this review and/or book. If you feel that you can read this book, then you must. If you feel that you cannot, I will pass no judgement. Perhaps you have heard of the drama surrounding this release. American Dirt was climbing the charts and dominating the controversy conversation when My Dark Vanessa tip-toed in and threw a hat into the ring. There was an implication of plagiarism from a woman who wrote a memoir about being groomed and […]
