My Nemesis is a 2023 novel by American writer Charmaine Craig [de].[1]

My Nemesis
AuthorCharmaine Craig [de]
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
PublisherGrove Press
Publication date
2023

Plot

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Publisher Grove Atlantic describes the book as “an immersive and searing story of two women, their marriages, and the rivalry between them,” as well as a “story of seduction, envy, and the ways we publicly define and privately deceive ourselves today.”[2]

Writing and composition

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Craig did not create an outline to write the book, but while writing did aim to produce a work of approximately 50,000 words.[3] After selling the book, Craig removed some 3000 words from the work.[3]

Reception

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My Nemesis received generally positive reception upon release.[1] Writing in the Boston Globe, critic Carolyn Kellogg called it “a breakthrough tour de force,” adding, “Many have tried to give us an unreliable narrator; few have succeeded as well as Craig does.”[4] Kirkus and Publishers Weekly both published reviews characterized by literary review aggregator Book Marks as "Positive".[1][5][6] In a review published by the Star Tribune, Marion Winik praised the novel as a "spiky little feminist page-turner".[7] The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal both criticized the narrative.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "My Nemesis". Book Marks. Literary Hub. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. ^ "My Nemesis". Grove Atlantic. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  3. ^ a b Listi, Brad (7 February 2023). "Charmaine Craig on "Working in Miniature" and the Value of Concision". Otherppl. Literary Hub. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  4. ^ Kellogg, Carolyn (February 16, 2023). "The narrator of Charmaine Craig's 'My Nemesis' is a midcentury man trapped in the body of a feminist". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  5. ^ "MY NEMESIS | Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  6. ^ "My Nemesis by Charmaine Craig". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  7. ^ Winik, Marion (3 February 2023). "Review: 'My Nemesis,' by Charmaine Craig". Star Tribune. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  8. ^ Hogeveen, Esme (2023-02-07). "Book Review: 'My Nemesis,' by Charmaine Craig". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  9. ^ Sacks, Sam (2023-02-03). "Fiction: Salman Rushdie's 'Victory City'". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2023-03-01.