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I Want to Burn This Place Down: Essays
Hardcover
Biographies GeneralLetters & EssaysLiterary Criticism
Publisher Price: $26.99
ISBN13: 9780063305823
Publisher: Ecco Press
Published: Jul 1 2025
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.70 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
A TIME Must-Read of 2025
A debut essay collection by the inimitable cultural critic Maris Kreizman--an introspective, searing account of the life experiences that have pushed this former good Democrat even further to the political leftAt the heart of this funny, acerbic, and bravely honest book of essays is Maris Kreizman, a former rule follower and ambition monster who once believed the following truths to be self-evident: that working very hard would lead to admission to a good college, which would lead to a good job at a good company, which would then lead to personal fulfillment and a sense of purpose, along with adequate health care and eventual home ownership and plenty of money waiting in a retirement account. Like any good Democrat and feminist, she believed that if she just worked hard and played by the rules, she was guaranteed a safe and comfortable life.
With Kreizman's signature wit and blunt self-reflection, and more than a little transformative rage, I Want to Burn This Place Down is a book for anyone who wishes they could go back in time to give their younger selves the real truth about the fractured country they have inherited--and the encouragement to rebuild something better in its place.
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