Death by Landscape: Essays by Elivia Wilk

Bookseller: Erik
Publisher & Year Published: Soft Skull, 2022
Book Title: Death by Landscape: Essays
Author: Elivia Wilk
Genre: Essays, Pandemic writings, Literary Criticism
Series: No

Gist: A stunning essay collection exploring new possibilities for storytelling in our pandemic age that just might help us rethink what kind of future we crave.

What you expected vs reality? I thought this might simply be an entertaining foray into feminist dystopian and utopian stories, but it's so much more. The ideas are huge and often set my brain on fire.

Takeaways & Reflections: A delicious blend of dense academia with pop culture media. I love how Wilk connected so many writers across genres and eras, giving me further readings. I found myself in a daze a few times, just thinking about what she wrote.

Who would you recommend this to? Writers and readers who wonder about the possibilities in storytelling, beyond what's common in our current market. And also those who enjoy savvy essays about literature.