“I am not easy to love but I am well loved. I try to love well in return.”

Wow. It's hard for me to properly articulate how I felt reading this book. By the time I finished the first half I was an emotional mess. I was crying and stressed and got super worked up. (It doesn't help that it was the same day as the Florida shooting and I was overwhelmed by the news) I almost didn't know if I'd be able to finish the book, but I'm glad that I did. This book isn't just the horrors a woman goes through, but it's her struggle to recover to. It's about her husband and how they try to come back together after a horrific incident. Roxane Gay is a fantastic writer, and I'm certainly glad to have finally read some of her fiction.

This probably a 4.5 or 5 star read, but I just got so upset while reading. I'm just feeling a little conflicted about the rating. I did really enjoy the writing and especially the character work in the second half (hello I adore Lorraine), but I don't know, something is holding me back.