A Girl is A Half-Formed Thing + The Mandarin Old Fashioned
“A Girl is A Half-Formed Thing” by Eimear McBride is a story told from inside the narrator's head. And by inside, I do mean inside - almost stream of conscience writing, but far more fleeting, raw, and honest then I ever thought possible. This is the story of a girl becoming a young women in the shadow of her brother’s childhood brain tumor. It touches on trauma, sibling relationships, family, dysfunction, and survival inspite of intense abuse. This book is difficult to read on many levels - the prose themselves are written in a strange cadence and the content is distressing to read at times with strong themes of violence towards the unnamed narrator as well as the violence she seems to inflict on herself. An amazingly interesting read, but you are going to need to steel yourself for this one. (Published by Galley Beggar Press)
The Mandarin Old Fashioned
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This novel. This novel requires some hard liquor, some spirits to help you along. As anyone in need of some libational support can attest to, tequila can get you through some hard times… or help you forget all the times. The Mandarin Old Fashion has the double whammy of tequila and mezcal to ease the level of uncomfortable in this book. Toss back more than a few of these and you won’t even remember reading it.
The Mandarin Old Fashioned
- 1.5 oz Reposado Tequila
- 0.5 oz Mezcal
- 0.5 oz Mandarin Juice
- 2 dashes cardamom bitters
- 1 sugar cube
To put this beauty together muddle the sugar cube with the bitters in the bottom of a double rocks glass. In a separate glass, stir together tequila, mezcal, and Mandarin juice with ice. Pour over bitters/sugar muddled mess and garnish with a mandarin peel.
