Homesick for Another World By Ottessa Moshfegh
By Ottessa Moshfegh
A collection of short stories exploring more of the same ideas that appeared in Moshfegh's previous two novels. The main ideas I come away with in these poignant, often humoress, stories is that she is showing us the worst of humanity, our greed and baser natures, the things we do to or think about others and ourselves that we hate to admit to. She forces us to examine ourselves and our own prejudices. Through these readings we can feel above others, however false that is, which in itself forces us to face our own selfishness and dark places.
I'm really enjoying Moshfegh's writing. Their is a depressed nature to them, but their is also hope and a light at the end of many of them. But not everything comes out all right in the end,. Such is life, and she shows us that. It is a mirror. 4 stars.
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