Tessa reviewed I, Little Asylum by Emmanuelle Guattari
Review of 'I Little Asylum Semiotexte' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
In a way this book, or rather, this collection of childhood fragments feels a bit awkward. But then again, I kind of like that? It is not what you expect and we all seem to crave for more anecdotes about the patients at La Borde, and more juicy inside-knowledge about the writer's dad, Felix Guattari.
(For anyone looking for that, rather try Intersecting Lives, the joint biography of Deleuze and Guattari written by Francois Dosse!)
If anything, to read this book is a good reminder to acknowledge what we too often expect from families (let's not forget the ''nuclear family'' concept from AO) or how we expect the ''children of [famous people]'' to perform.