Review: You Think It, I'll Say It

You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book of short stories! They were like the delicious chocolate chip pancakes with maple syrup that are both sweet and filling and that you, therefore, eat slowly and lick your lips along the way, so you can savor every bite. A part of me is sad to be done with this book because it was so good! But as someone who is at work on my own project with vignettes, I've learned some mad writing skills from reading this book that can apply to short stories, fan fiction, and creative nonfiction alike. I therefore thank Curtis Sittenfeld for teaching me to be a better writer, even though I know that wasn't her intent in writing this book. I also loved how she touched on feminist social issues and how both the first and the last story of this book dealt with the anger that so many women felt, including me, about the election in which a woman who, while not perfect, would have been competent ended up losing. I feel like Curtis Sittenfeld and Mindy Kaling are both my cool big sisters who write about women who are trailblazers for Xennial/Millennial cusp-age women like me. So thank you for being my writing cool big sister, and for writing stories that I could relate to and also enjoy.

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