My Nemesis
AuthorCharmaine Craig
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
PublisherGrove Press
Publication date
2023

My Nemesis is a 2023 novel by American writer Charmaine Craig.[1]

Plot

Publisher Grove Atlantic describes the book as “an immersive and searing story of two women, their marriages, and the rivalry between them,” as well as a “story of seduction, envy, and the ways we publicly define and privately deceive ourselves today.”[2]

Writing and composition

Craig did not create an outline to write the book, but while writing did aim to produce a work of approximately 50,000 words.[3] After selling the book, Craig removed some 3000 words from the work.[3]

Reception

My Nemesis received generally positive reception upon release.[1] Writing in the Boston Globe, critic Carolyn Kellogg called it “a breakthrough tour de force,” adding, “Many have tried to give us an unreliable narrator; few have succeeded as well as Craig does.”[4] Kirkus and Publishers Weekly both published reviews characterized by literary review aggregator Book Marks as "Positive".[1][5][6] In a review published by the Star Tribune, Marion Winik praised the novel as a "spiky little feminist page-turner".[7] The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal both criticized the narrative.[8][9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "My Nemesis". Book Marks. Literary Hub. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "My Nemesis". Grove Atlantic. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  3. 1 2 Listi, Brad (7 February 2023). "Charmaine Craig on "Working in Miniature" and the Value of Concision". Otherppl. Literary Hub. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Kellogg, Carolyn (February 16, 2023). "The narrator of Charmaine Craig's 'My Nemesis' is a midcentury man trapped in the body of a feminist". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  5. ↑ "MY NEMESIS | Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "My Nemesis by Charmaine Craig". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  7. ↑ Winik, Marion (3 February 2023). "Review: 'My Nemesis,' by Charmaine Craig". Star Tribune. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  8. ↑ Hogeveen, Esme (2023-02-07). "Book Review: 'My Nemesis,' by Charmaine Craig". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  9. ↑ Sacks, Sam (2023-02-03). "Fiction: Salman Rushdie's 'Victory City'". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2023-03-01.


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