You Feel It Just Below the Ribs

A Novel

Hardcover, 384 pages

Published Dec. 7, 2021 by Harper.

ISBN:
978-0-06-314307-4
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A haunting, provocative novel, You Feel It Just Below the Ribs is a fictional autobiography in an alternate twentieth century that chronicles one woman's unusual life, including the price she pays to survive and the cost her choices hold for the society she is trying to save. Born at the end of the old world, Miriam grows up during The Great Reckoning, a sprawling, decades-long war that nearly decimates humanity and strips her of friends and family. Devastated by grief and loneliness, she emotionally exiles herself, avoiding relationships or allegiances, and throws herself into her work—disengagement that serves her when the war finally ends, and The New Society arises. To ensure a lasting peace, The New Society forbids anything that may cause tribal loyalties, including traditional families. Suddenly, everyone must live as Miriam has chosen to—disconnected and unattached. A researcher at heart, Miriam becomes involved in implementing this detachment process. …

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I took a few days to think about this book before writing up a big long blog post about it. I want to give this book a good review, but don't want to say too much if you haven't read it yet - it's a strange, eerie book, and I pretty much devoured it. It's not going to be everyone's cup of tea, but it sure is mine. For the blog post (which is full of spoilers!!! so be warned), go here: outsideofacat.wordpress.com/2022/01/17/you-feel-it-just-below-the-ribs-cranor-mathewson/

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