Since I ever discovered Myriam Gurba, I am back over and over again, captivated by her dark humour and emotionally cinematic prose. After her short stories, I was intellectually delighted to delve into her memoir of coming out of age and sexual abuse, Mean, that I had access to in the audiobook format, read by the author.
In 1990, she was assaulted by a man who ended up killing one of his victims. The experience not only redefined the rest of her life, but also her ways to react to life, her feelings and trust. Between horror and humor, she rebuilds her own identity process - half chicana, as her attacker - and childhood in America.
Mean is proofreading memory in a particular way. It is the memory who is creating the memoir, or rather the need of it. And as in her short stories, the power of words re-enacts the stories.
I am looking forward to discover soon her new collection of short stories. coming up at the beginning of this September, Creep.
Rating: 3.5 stars
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