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I Keep My Exoskeletons To Myself: A Novel
Catapult
ISBN13:
9781646221295
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Dept. of Speculation meets Black Mirror in this lyrical, speculative debut about a queer mother raising her daughter in an unjust surveillance state In a United States not so unlike our own, the Department of Balance has adopted a radical new form of law enforcement: rather than incarceration, wrongdoers are given a second (and sometimes, third, fourth, and fifth) shadow as a reminder of their crimeand a warning to those they encounter. Within the Department, corruption and prejudice run rampant, giving rise to an underclass of so-called Shadesters who are disenfranchised, publicly shamed, and deprived of civil rights protections. Kris is a Shadester and a new mother to a baby born with a second shadow of her own. Grieving the loss of her wife and thoroughly unprepared for the reality of raising a child alone, Kris teeters on the edge of collapse, fumbling in a daze of alcohol, shame, and self-loathing. Yet as the kid grows, Kris finds her footing, raising a child whose irrepressible spark cannot be dampened by the harsh realities of the world. She cant forget her wife, but with time, she can make a new life for herself and the kid, supported by a community of fellow misfits who defy the Department to lift one another up in solidarity and hope. With a first-person register reminiscent of the fierce self-disclosure of Sheila Heti and the poetic precision of Ocean Vuong, I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself is a bold debut novel that examines the long shadow of grief, the hard work of parenting, and the power of queer resistance.
- | Author: Marisa Crane
- | Publisher: Catapult
- | Publication Date: Jan 17, 2023
- | Number of Pages: 352 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover
- | ISBN-10: 164622129X
- | ISBN-13: 9781646221295
- Author:
- Marisa Crane
- Publisher:
- Catapult
- Publication Date:
- Jan 17, 2023
- Number of pages:
- 352 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10:
- 164622129X
- ISBN-13:
- 9781646221295