Thrust by Lidia Yuknavitch
From the visionary author of the internationally bestselling The Book of Joan comes an epic novel tracing the construction of a colossal statue - and the lives of two centuries of immigrants navigating its turbulent wake
A long, disturbing dream. . a fascinating, unsettling ride * * Guardian * *
There's so much that feels deeply present about Yuknavitch's latest novel: the ever-expanding police state, lower Manhattan under water and a woman on a mission to rescue other vulnerable women. Yuknavitch's words are incantations, and Thrust is a triumph * * Elle * *
An indignant and impressive novel * * New York Times * *
Moving and incisive * * Time * *
This weirdly wonderful [novel] on the surveillance state, climate change, and what it means to have agency as a woman in the world will throw your mind for a loop in the best way * * Good Housekeeping * *
[This] powerful, braided fable unites workers of the world across time and space and class to start conceiving of a better world . . . Yuknavitch is firmly in control * * Los Angeles Times * *
Thrust is alarmingly trenchant - and a hell of a wild ride. Daring, dazzling and earth-splitting, this is a book to take in wide-eyed -- REBECCA MAKKAI, author of The Great Believers
[The] most mind-blowing book about America I've ever inhaled . . . I read Thrust in a state of flustered fascination and finished longing to dream it again * * Washington Post * *
A unique dystopian tale, one much more than a straightforward calamity-charged premonition * * Buzz Magazine * *
A complex novel of great imagination . . . profound, thought-provoking and deeply beautiful * * Shelf Awareness * *
There's so much that feels deeply present about Yuknavitch's latest novel: the ever-expanding police state, lower Manhattan under water and a woman on a mission to rescue other vulnerable women. Yuknavitch's words are incantations, and Thrust is a triumph * * Elle * *
An indignant and impressive novel * * New York Times * *
Moving and incisive * * Time * *
This weirdly wonderful [novel] on the surveillance state, climate change, and what it means to have agency as a woman in the world will throw your mind for a loop in the best way * * Good Housekeeping * *
[This] powerful, braided fable unites workers of the world across time and space and class to start conceiving of a better world . . . Yuknavitch is firmly in control * * Los Angeles Times * *
Thrust is alarmingly trenchant - and a hell of a wild ride. Daring, dazzling and earth-splitting, this is a book to take in wide-eyed -- REBECCA MAKKAI, author of The Great Believers
[The] most mind-blowing book about America I've ever inhaled . . . I read Thrust in a state of flustered fascination and finished longing to dream it again * * Washington Post * *
A unique dystopian tale, one much more than a straightforward calamity-charged premonition * * Buzz Magazine * *
A complex novel of great imagination . . . profound, thought-provoking and deeply beautiful * * Shelf Awareness * *
Lidia Yuknavitch is the internationally bestselling author of the novels The Book of Joan, The Small Backs of Children and Dora: A Headcase, and of the memoir The Chronology of Water. She is the recipient of two Oregon Book Awards and has been a finalist for the PEN Center USA Creative Nonfiction Award. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781838857851 |
| ISBN 10 | 1838857850 |
| Title | Thrust |
| Author | Lidia Yuknavitch |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Canongate Books |
| Year published | 2023-07-06 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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