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Break every rule

by Carole Maso

"At the core of these essays is Maso's love of language and her belief in its limitless capacity to arouse and liberate the human spirit. She denounces the formulaic novel with its central character, plot, and stiff attention to chronology, choosing instead to center her writing around desire and emotion. Language, Maso declares, is incarnate, and has been obscured by prevailing notions of "literature." Now is the time, Maso urges, for a kind of language revolution, in which women, gays and lesbians, and people of color, "make their own shapes and sounds.""--BOOK JACKET.

Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?