A review by asurges
Battleborn by Claire Vaye Watkins

5.0

If I could give this more than five stars I would. These dark and disturbing stories--most of which are centered around Nevada--can be off-putting at first, but beneath them is so much beauty and artistry (and a wry sense of humor) you can't help but admire each one. The Nevada portrayed by Vaye Watkins is of people confronting their true selves on the desert, a landscape where each person must confront, as quoted in the poem that opens the book, one's own bitter heart and to love it for what it is.