I enjoyed Corey Fah does Social Mobility.
I liked the themes of class, and the inherent ridiculousness of literary prizes.
The writing was humorous at times and well done.

Agh, this is such a bummer. I was really looking forward to this one and couldn't get past the first 40 pages. Everyone enjoys a slow burn from time to time, but I just couldn't get into this one at all. I am still very thankful to the publisher and author for sending this one my way, but it just wasn't for me.

Corey Fah Does Social Mobility is a unique trip through time following Corey Fah on their journey to collect a prize trophy that doesn’t really want to be caught. This is not really a time travel novel, there is so much more to it than wormholes and time loops and I don’t feel there is any way I can adequately convey it. It really is something that is best experienced for yourself.

This is my first experience reading Waidner, but I have heard enough about their writing to have some idea of what to expect. What I expected was that I probably wouldn’t understand a lot of the book! So I approached it with no expectations and an open mind and read it for the experience knowing I might not understand everything or “get” it. There is some freedom in going into a book this way and it allows me to just enjoy reading it.

I am not going to try and summarize or review this book or even try to tell you what I think it means or means to me. The beauty of this book is that I found things that resonated with me, and these may not be the same things someone else finds. There is something here for everyone. Admittedly what Waidner is doing here goes way over my head but I still enjoyed the experience of reading it. It made me think and that is why I read. And it’s definitely a funny romp.

This book probably won’t be for everyone but I would recommend it if you want a unique experience that may push you outside of your reading comfort zone and prompt you to think while having a few laughs.

I want to add that there are a few reviews on Goodreads that provide a lot of contextual information that might be helpful in reading this book if you want to approach it as less of a reading experience and more of something to make sense of. They did help me in my understanding and are worth checking out.

Have you read Waidner before? Tell me about your experience with their work! Do you plan to read this on e?

Thank you @graywolf and @netgalley for the #gifted eARC) #isabelwaidner #corefahdoessocialmobility #graywolfpress

A smart, hip, funny and weird satire of literary prizes and social mobility for working class creatives. The writing is cool and punchy and queer. The plot is bonkers, but it works. A slim novel full of fierce political insights, solidarity, and imagination.