Sinkhole
A Novel

Thanks to S̶e̶a̶n̶ for the tip. This is not my usual thing, but I find myself enjoying it and rooting for the protagonist to overcome high school social complexities (which I would never have been able to handle) and figure out her escape. I also know a thing or two about being a queer punk in a sma......more

Sinkhole was one of those books that made me want to clear my schedule so that I could sit down and read it in one sitting. The short, propulsive chapters and the psychologically thrilling storyline kept me riveted from start to finish. The first line opens with the admission that the protagonist, M......more

Through its effective use of dual timelines, Davida Breier’s debut novel, Sinkhole, tells the story of Michelle Miller, a young woman who as an adult is forced to reckon with the long-buried traumas of her childhood 15 years after fleeing – but never truly escaping – her hometown of Lorida, Florida.......more

Michelle Miller returns home to Lorida, Florida when her mother is in the hospital and is forced.to confront her broken past. She has not been back in 15 years and the story of how that happened leads to a shocking conclusion. In a book that alternates between 2001 and the early 1980's, we learn of......more

Disclosure: I know the author. I've read dozens of her zines, but I still had no idea what an excellent fiction writer she is. This review is not inflated by my acquaintanceship with Davida, but you should know that we've met in person at least once. Disclosure: it's harder to write reviews about bo......more