"Etterbrilliantly,viciouslylaysbarewhatitmeanstobeawomanintheworld,whatitmeanstohurt,toneed,towant,somuchitconsumeseverything."--RoxaneGay,authorofBadFeminist
"Ilovedeverypageofthisgorgeous,grotesque,heartbreakingnovel."--CarmenMariaMachado,authorofHerBodyandOtherParties
Asurrealexplorationofonewoman'slifeanddeathagainstalandscapeofmeat,officedesks,andbadmen.
TheBookofXtellsthetaleofCassie,agirlbornwithherstomachtwistedintheshapeofaknot.Fromchildhoodwithherparentsonthefamilymeatfarm,toadeskjobinthecity,tofinallyexperiencinglove,shegrappleswithherbody,men,andsociety,allthewhileimaginingasofterworldthantheonesheisin.Twiningthedramaoftheeveryday--school-agecrushes,payingbills,thesicknessofparents--withthesurreal--riversofthighs,menforsale,andfieldsofthroats--Cassie'srealitiesalternatetocreateablurred,fantasticworldofhauntingbeauty.