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A review by fallonc
Egg by Nicole Walker
4.0
You’ll never look at an egg the same way. Walker’s crack at this quirky series lies in a category of its own—which I suppose could be said about every addition to the Object Lessons series.
The structure of “Egg” may seem a bit jumpy to some readers, yet this seems to be Walker’s very intention: like an egg, the parts of the book could have been separated, but once put together as a whisked egg is, the parts are inseparable. From her ominous, mysterious, and unexplained broken then mended friendship with Rebecca which is never fully explained to her (purposeful) grammatically incorrect egg story excerpts from international colleagues, Walker’s “Egg” follows precise directions for ”Egg stuff” in book form.
A reader can expect to cover many topics in “Egg.” Modern hot topics such as the argument over cage free, free range, and plain old caged eggs; difficulties, successes, and failures with fertility; childhood trauma; eggperiments conducted on hot summer days; and the horror of a failed hollandaise sauce are all present in “Egg.” Yet, Walker’s storytelling technique does not result in an academic thesis on these topics, but rather a personal and highly creative narrative filled with her voice and the voices of others whom she highlights.
Deemed as fertility literature by some, “Egg” is that, and more. Walker’s book is culturally inclusive and socially conscious. The book is not for potential or failed childbearers, but for any and all. If anything, take a crack at “Egg” for a few eggcellent recipes found in the book.
The structure of “Egg” may seem a bit jumpy to some readers, yet this seems to be Walker’s very intention: like an egg, the parts of the book could have been separated, but once put together as a whisked egg is, the parts are inseparable. From her ominous, mysterious, and unexplained broken then mended friendship with Rebecca which is never fully explained to her (purposeful) grammatically incorrect egg story excerpts from international colleagues, Walker’s “Egg” follows precise directions for ”Egg stuff” in book form.
A reader can expect to cover many topics in “Egg.” Modern hot topics such as the argument over cage free, free range, and plain old caged eggs; difficulties, successes, and failures with fertility; childhood trauma; eggperiments conducted on hot summer days; and the horror of a failed hollandaise sauce are all present in “Egg.” Yet, Walker’s storytelling technique does not result in an academic thesis on these topics, but rather a personal and highly creative narrative filled with her voice and the voices of others whom she highlights.
Deemed as fertility literature by some, “Egg” is that, and more. Walker’s book is culturally inclusive and socially conscious. The book is not for potential or failed childbearers, but for any and all. If anything, take a crack at “Egg” for a few eggcellent recipes found in the book.