Creatures

By Crissy Van Meter,

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ā€œ[A] kaleidoscopic narrative . . . Tenacious, wildly original, and full of insight.ā€ ā€”San Francisco Chronicle

ā€œAn alluring, atmospheric debut.ā€ ā€”People
 
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A Most Anticipated Book of the Year: Entertainment Weeklyā€…ā€¢ā€…The Millionsā€…ā€¢ā€…Bustle
A Best Book of the  Year: NPR's Book Concierge

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1 author picked Creatures as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book oozed into my life, much like the creatures it portrays, at a moment when I desperately needed to read a beautifully written novel about very ugly things. Van Meter holds nothing back and has a spaciousness in writing that gives ample room for oneā€™s own anxieties/fears/weak spots/obsessions to layer over her lush metaphor.

What does the ill-timed, putrid whale carcass offshore representā€”our relationship with our mother? Our $60,000 student loan balance? That one cabinet above the sink that weā€™re too short to reach that hasnā€™t been cleaned since he moved out? Dealerā€™s choice. 

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