by Monique Truong
“What I know about you, little girl, would break you in two” are the prophetic last words that Linda Hammerick’s grandmother says to her. Growing up in small-town North Carolina in the 1970s and ’80s, Linda already knows that she is profoundly different from everyone else, including the members of h...
3 and a half stars.
Really Really enjoyed this one!
Monique Truong's "Bitter in the Mouth" is the story of Linda Hammerick, a young woman growing up in the tiny town of Boiling Springs, North Carolian. Linda has a type of synesthesia (where senses become confused with one another) in which words that she speaks or hears have particular tastes for he...
Several days after finishing Bitter in the Mouth, characters and flavors are still bouncing around in my head. I grew along with Linda to understand how to sort out the flavors from their corresponding words. Themes of abandonment, alienation within the family, and fear of discovery provided a st...
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