5/29/2023 0 Comments How to Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann![]() ![]() Dark, edgy, and wickedly funny, this debut for readers of Carmen Maria Machado, Kristen Arnett, and Kelly Link takes our coziest, most beloved childhood stories, exposes them as anti-feminist nightmares, and transforms them into a new kind of myth for grown-up women. What really brought them here? What secrets will they reveal? And is it too late for them to rescue each other? Though the women start out wary of one another, judging each other’s stories, gradually they begin to realize that they may have more in common than they supposed. ![]() And Raina's love story will shock them all. This book revels in these uncomfortable observations and memories, which made me appreciate it even more. ![]() The above exchange was recalled after Raina’s coworker admonished her for sleeping with their boss, claiming she had to ‘work’ for her position while others slept their way to the top. Ashlee, the winner of a Bachelor-esque dating show, wonders if she really got her promised fairy tale ending. 255 of How to Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann. Gretel questions her memory of being held captive in a house made of candy. Ruby, once devoured by a wolf, now wears him as a coat. Bernice grapples with the fallout of dating a psychopathic, blue-bearded billionaire. In present-day New York City, five women meet in a basement support group to process their traumas. One of NPR's Best Books of the Year: This darkly funny and provocative novel reimagines classic fairy tale characters as modern women in a support group for trauma. ![]()
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