two diplomats who aren’t sure if the other one has poisoned our drink

all fours (miranda july, 2024)

a denny’s in fair monrovia, where we lay our scene

I read All Fours and mostly thought it was a great read, very funny, etc., and then a little bit found it extremely grating and irritating.

However, before we get started, to address, for a moment, a pet peeve:

This book is not autofiction!¹

Thank you. On with the show.