![]() ![]() ![]() She wonders, “Does God know about this?” It is a thought that is both innocent and honest. ![]() In one excerpt from her story, “My Days and Nights of Terror,” the teenage female protagonist discovers sex as what it really is for the first time. In her readings, Zhang captured moments where the perceived truths of a person are challenged by realities they’re only just encountering. If there’s disgust that comes with truth, then Zhang does not hesitate to delve into it, but at the heart of so many of her pieces is a yearning to tell that truth, or at least the truth as she sees it. The New Yorker described “Sour Heart” as “frequently disgusting,” and while they meant no harm by it, I’d like to rephrase - Zhang’s writings are frequently truthful. I was transported into each narrative and poem she spun. My eyes were lulled to a satisfied close as Zhang read poems and stories that touched on race, class, womanhood and adolescence. ![]() What would that be like? I quickly found out that it was going to be quite enjoyable. Due to this, I was apprehensive - what would this experience be like in a virtual setting? Additionally, it was a virtual setting with an author that I had never read before. I went into this event completely unaware, as it was both my first time hearing or reading any of Zhang’s work and also my first time attending a literary reading. ![]()
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