A review by dykereader
Any Person Is the Only Self: Essays by Elisa Gabbert

informative reflective relaxing slow-paced

3.0

one of my first introduction to essay collections, and a good place to start!! on the whole, many essays were thought provoking and ignited my curiosity on completely obscure but interesting topics, the essay on the woman who remembers everything was so original and fascinating in particular. i loved the overarching themes of literature, self and isolation, her reflections throughout this collection were compelling to read and i loved being able to see how Gabbert’s mind works. at times, i did feel lost with the many cultural references, and it felt like i was being given more of a summary rather than an essay, but overall the majority of these were a joy to read!

thank u to NetGalley for the eArc !