I Came All This Way to Meet You: Writing Myself Home

I could not stop reading Jami Attenberg’s new memoir I Came All This Way to Meet You, and that is exactly how I like to read books. I read this one, in its entirety, on Boxing Day. I loved Jami’s honest voice, how she owns that she came into this world to be a writer. I didn’t even mind that this book is a memoir in essays, with no overarching narrative storyline. But it’s not the arc I was reading for: I read for Jami’s descriptive writing and her compelling, strong voice. As soon as I finished, I went out and purchased her latest novel. This book is perfect for people who love memoirs, or Lily King's novel Writers & Lovers, and I won’t be surprised if this one ends up on my 2022 top ten list (even though I cheated and read it at the end of 2021).