I can understand why words construed as product placement serve the interest of the corporation or the state, but they don’t “enhance” or “empower” people.
The daring comedy of manners keeps its wit though cruelty, banishment, and the prospect of injury, death and unexpected birth--both past and present-- impinge.
After reading the fifth book in the series--rife with degrading deaths, naked women, and most importantly, crappy writing--the author's calling it quits.
At times heartbreaking, the memoir is also a comforting tale about the importance of family, making sense of shifting gender roles, and believing in others.
