A review by auroraboringallofus
Fierce Attachments: A Memoir by Vivian Gornick

4.0

Vivid and specific and descriptive. The men bog it down toward the end or it would be 5-stars. In one of those weird coincidences that the universe sometimes offers, I read this right after reading Sheila Heti's "Motherhood," and now I want to write a graduate thesis comparing the two. They are nice companion books, with strong, searching women asking important questions and trying to find meaning in relationships, work, and art. Vivian Gornick's mind is gorgeous here.