“The stories I enjoyed most were written in first and second person—violent yet sweet, beautiful but ugly and reflecting both love and a yearning for things we want but can’t have.”
“What I felt come through these lines was a blatant and at times vulgar lust that was employed to mask her underlying need for love.”
“There are no pieces in [NTaBM] about which I am ambivalent: half the book is hysterical, the other half disturbing.”
“Holy shit. These are some amazing words.”