![]() Each time an object of importance is introduced, a small asterisk signals the reader to skip down to the bottom of the page so that a carefully worded mini-history lesson on the origin of the object may be disclosed. It is in the reference of said objects that we receive the heart and soul of the book: Lacava’s footnotes. The story takes us into Lacava’s most intimate memories, recounting most notably her constantly apparent obsession with the collecting of beautiful (and at times, strange) objects. As readers, we follow Lacava back in time through a highly visual account of her Nirvana-loving ’90s childhood after being uprooted from New York to France at the ripe age of 12 (in “outsider years” that’s one of the most awkward: the beginning of the end, if you will). The story is written in an interruptive yet continuous narrative, suggesting an insight at the unusual cadence of the author’s scattered thoughts. ![]() The adorable little mint blue book entices its reader’s imagination from start to finish, pausing occasionally to proffer a playful little drawing accordingly. It’s bittersweet, whimsical, heartbreaking, thought-provoking and just the right size. ![]() ![]() I can’t say enough good things about Stephanie Lacava’s new memoir, An Extraordinary Theory of Objects. ![]()
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