Summary of Jami Attenberg's I Came All This Way to Meet You

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#1 I have always had an attraction to the absence of something, whether it was sadness or something else. I was a tomboy as a child, until I wasn’t. There was no bridge to the other side.

#2 When I was twelve, I went to the mall with my mother to get makeup applied to my face. I was terrified of the idea, but my mother insisted that I do it. The experience taught me the joys of reading and creativity, as well as the importance of education and believing in myself.

#3 I have only ever loved one type of makeup: lipstick. I love the bright colors, wild, hysterical pinks that turn a dull outfit up, poke a hole in a gray day, or sultry reds that stain my lips for hours.

#4 I am a great dinner guest, because I appreciate food deeply. I never learned how to cook, but I am a superior diner. I will always appreciate food that has been prepared with love.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 2, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822527638

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Insights on Jami Attenberg's I Came All This Way to Meet You

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I have always had an attraction to the absence of something, whether it was sadness or something else. I was a tomboy as a child, until I wasn’t. There was no bridge to the other side.

#2

When I was twelve, I went to the mall with my mother to get makeup applied to my face. I was terrified of the idea, but my mother insisted that I do it. The experience taught me the joys of reading and creativity, as well as the importance of education and believing in myself.

#3

I have only ever loved one type of makeup: lipstick. I love the bright colors, wild, hysterical pinks that turn a dull outfit up, poke a hole in a gray day, or sultry reds that stain my lips for hours.

#4

I am a great dinner guest, because I appreciate food deeply. I never learned how to cook, but I am a superior diner. I will always appreciate food that has been prepared with love.

#5

The final ingredient of the perfect bowl of chicken noodle soup is guilt. We did not think about the vat of soup-soaked noodles sitting in the kitchen while we ate, nor did we think about the imperfections of life.

#6

Grief can be forever. We are taught to seek closure in this country, but closure can be for your whole life. It can be forever because we are judged for not getting over things fast enough.

#7

I have a photo of a woman I’ve never met, Faye Sudack Schwartz, who was reportedly a great letter writer. I wonder what would have happened if she had lived, what kind of letters