The Mookse and the Gripes discussion

Lucy Ives (born 1980) is an American novelist, poet, and critic.

Her works include:
Anamnesis (2009)
nineties: A Story with No Moral (2013)
Orange Roses (2013)
The Worldkillers (2014)
The Hermit (2016)
Impossible Views of the World (2017)
Loudermilk: Or, The Real Poet; Or, The Origin of the World (2019)
Cosmogony: Stories (2021)
Life Is Everywhere (2022)

Do we have any Lucy Ives fans in the group?

Potentially… I got Loudermilk out of the library but had to return it before I could get to it. Life is Everywhere is also on my TBR. Is there one of her books you would recommend starting with, David?

I read ninties years ago, probably soon after it came out, and promptly forgot about Lucy Ives altogether. A book friend gave me Life is Everywhere for the holidays this year and now I'm intrigued, particularly given the overwhelmingly negative reviews of her books on GR. In contrast, the professional reviews of her work have been overwhelmingly positive. I'm not sure what to make of it.

Interesting! The descriptions of both her work and her as a writer make me think I would like her.