Welcome to Litsy!

My first read from this author has two of my favorite things from a novel: 1) a memorable, darkly comic style and 2) having absolutely no idea what was going to happen. In the opening pages, the main character buys a home in North Carolina only to see it destroyed by a hurricane a week and a half after she moves in. Unfortunately, things get even worse from there, in a series of events that give new meaning to the word 'exploitation'.

This one strange book. And I'm not sure exactly what I think of it. Allison is a young woman who suffers a traumatic brain injury. Dermansky shows us the aftermath of that incident through Allison's now altered perspective. It is a weird ride with an even weirder ending.

Listened to the audiobook.

This book is a hidden gem. The writing is deceptively simple, and is a quick read but there is a lot to unpack. I will definitely be thinking about this book for a long time.

Oh jeezus crist, Danny, run before Allison kills you in your sleep for having too much fancy book larnin.

"But maybe it was easy to mistake food and sex for love. Or maybe that was what love was."
Mood.

""Follow my finger with your eyes," he instructed her. Allison did what she was told. Danny Yang, in college, he had fingers too."

"Allison had understood her mistake right away, with the first kiss, surprised by the fact that somehow his lips felt old." ?⚰️

Oof, bit of a gut punch, this one. A “what‘s really going on here” book. Allison has had some recent big life changes, completely upending her LA life to relocate in an NC beach house and breaking up with “the movie producer”. The only problem is: her cute little dream beach home is leveled by a hurricane, and the ripple effects of this even cause bigger issues for Allison and her life will never be the same. Very different but very good!

This book was such a happy surprise! I read it in a rush over the summer. I love how quirky and relatable it is. I've always been forgetful, but now that I have long covid, it's gotten significantly worse. I felt seen, even if our situations are entirely different. I think what I loved most though was the rhythm, short and snappy. It's hard to explain, but I love books like this!

#adventrecommends

At the library trying to hurry and finish before the #fantasticstrangelings event tonight! The kids' coloring was particularly apt. 🐚💦🔆

On my second week of summer break and I remember Roxane Gay giving this one a good review. Had no idea what it was about, but I‘m really liking it and it‘s going fast - which is good cause I‘m five books behind on my reading challenge.

I guess “Tropical Depression Girl” wouldn‘t attract many readers. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#hurricane-girl