The September Book Club – How To Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann

Join us on September 17th at 7PM ET to discuss How to be Eaten by Maria Adelmann! This book comes from a recommendation by Liz G0tauco and is definitely going to give us a LOT to talk about! That said, just know going in that a lot of the implicit stuff in fairy tales is made pretty horrifically explicit here (with an additional content warning specifically for self-harm.) This one is definitely a little closer to horror than we usually do, but it’s FAIRY TALES so we’re going all in!

Here’s the description: “In present-day New York City, five women meet in a basement support group to process their traumas. Bernice grapples with the fallout of dating a psychopathic, blue-bearded billionaire. Ruby, once devoured by a wolf, now wears him as a coat. Gretel questions her memory of being held captive in a house made of candy. Ashlee, the winner of a Bachelor-esque dating show, wonders if she really got her promised fairy tale ending. And Raina’s love story will shock them all. Though the women start out wary of one another, judging each other’s stories, gradually they begin to realize that they may have more in common than they supposed . . . What really brought them here? What secrets will they reveal? And is it too late for them to rescue each other?”

And here are some reviews!

“… darkly funny, thought-provoking…” – TIME Magazine

“An unforgettable, empowering, and above all entertaining tale of reclamation and transformation.” – Christie Tate, author of Group

“Deliciously angsty […] Pure fun, pulsing with a dark heart.” – Rachel Yoder, author of Nightbitch

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