Vivienne

This book has a unique and refreshing storyline embedded in a critique of the world we live in with a rush to judgement about everyone without facts or information. Emmalea Russo weaves beautiful sentences, characters and story and each page drew me deeper into the book. I was so intrigued by the character Vivienne that I'd love to have a conversation with her. She is eccentric and fascinating. Emmalea is an amazing writer and I truly hope this story is made into a move. This should be on every book club list as a must read. I can't wait to read what this remarkable author writes next!

I raced through this novel in one sitting. The premise is gripping, the prose is beautiful but also fast moving. A strange tale about the costs of making art, it features a great cast of strong women protagonists, the titular Vivienne, her daughter Velour, and granddaughter Vesta, living in an old house in rural Pennsylvania. The scenes of them are a delight. The use of greek-chorus-like internet comments is funny and cool. I loved this book!

Vivienne is a delight to read. Wonderful and endearing characters. The prose is gorgeous and energized. An singular novel of crafted with enormous intelligence and imagination.

surreal depictions of life on and off the internet, totally wild and dark but life-affirming. did not see the ending coming.

The writing is beautifully crafted, mixing prose and poetics in the best possible way. The characters are extremely pointed and unique, and the overall story timeless yet extremely relevant.