![]() She strives to make their lives seem progressive on the surface: two married women raising a son and defeating the odds. It’s worth noting that Sammie also has profound moments of love for her son, where she recognizes how similar they actually are. ![]() If we’re to believe that children are indeed reflections of ourselves, then we must decide whether Sammie’s disgust for Samson is more directed at herself. But Sammie is disgusted with herself, too. And, some of his actions are questionable. In fact, she seems to harbor a level of disgust for her son. Throughout the story, we wonder: Is Samson a bad kid? Sammie certainly thinks so. Sammie believes the catalyst of her dissatisfaction was the birth of their son, Samson.īut, one of the main questions this novel asks us to contemplate is whether or not children are reflections of ourselves. The reader watches as their lives post-child unfold-and they can’t look away, much like when you pass a fatal car crash on the highway. She and her wife, Monika, have a child, of which Sammie carried herself and is now the predominant caretaker. Our protagonist, Sammie Lucas, is unhinged. Her latest novel, With Teeth (Riverhead Books, 2021), remains married to these qualities while painting readers a new picture: one of teetering love, mental instability, and the complexities bound up in queer marriage. ![]() ![]() Her prose is highly specific, unabashedly chaotic, and a delight to read. Kristen Arnett’s debut novel- Mostly Dead Things (Tin House, 2020)-situated her as a writer devoted to the weird. ![]()
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