Jess Zimmerman
Auteur de Basic Witches: How to Summon Success, Banish Drama, and Raise Hell with Your Coven
A propos de l'auteur
Jess Zimmerman is an editor at Quirk Books and the co-author of Basic Witches. Her essays, fiction, opinion pieces, and prose poetry have appeared in publications including Hazlitt, The Toast The Cut, Vices Slate, The Guardian, and the New Republic. She lives in Philadelphia.
Œuvres de Jess Zimmerman
Basic Witches: How to Summon Success, Banish Drama, and Raise Hell with Your Coven (2017) 265 exemplaires
Oeuvres associées
Body Language: Writers on Identity, Physicality, and Making Space for Ourselves (2022) — Contributeur — 33 exemplaires
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- Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Œuvres
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- 471
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It is very much not that, but I knew that going in, having found more information. She also presents in the introduction that she is using the monsters of Greek myth more as a source of metaphor/jumping off point than remaining true to their historical stories, an appreciated point to make in advance. She uses them to excellent effect in this light.
Truly, it's a blend of contemplative essays and memoir, skewed towards feeling more like the latter. A memoir from someone who at times seems to be feeling she has done a lot of work on herself (which she has, from her writing! but not 'finished', which is the feeling at times, that she is expressing she is done with her journey), but is clearly yet struggling or caught up in some . . . messy, damaging places yet. (Some recognised, some seemingly not?)
Also perhaps some heavy warnings for anyone who struggles with body image (especially fatness), disordered eating, or self-harm issues themselves; the manner of discussion in the book is . . . primed to dig up all manner of problems with those or reinforce unhealthy thought patterns.… (plus d'informations)