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The bookbear express: The Unseen Face of Ava

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Ava is one of the best contemporary writers I read. Without exception, every essay she writes is like she wrote it for you. She targets a gut feeling you have but don’t know how to describe it. Well, Ava comes right in and puts it right in front of your eyes, and walks you through it. But why is Ava so good? I asked but she did not reply (no hard feelings). I’ll attempt to explain her writing and what we can learn from it. Ava, if you’re reading this, and you think I messed up somewhere, let me know. Here we go. Her writing style could be defined as the following: Specificity + Vulnerability + Sophisticated/Colloquial. She invites you to her life. You get to see what she’s feeling and you sort of become like a friend who is learning about her issues and thoughts. But while doing so, you realize you have the same problems and thoughts, and even though she was describing her feelings, by the time you finish reading one of her essays, you felt like you now understand something deeper abou

The bookbear express: The Unseen Face of Ava Home About Books Projects Updates Contact The bookbear express: The Unseen Face of Ava Ava is one of the best contemporary writers I read. Without exception, every essay she writes is like she wrote it for you. She targets a gut feeling you have but don’t know how to describe it. Well, Ava comes right in and puts it right in front of your eyes, and walks you through it. But why is Ava so good? I asked but she did not reply (no hard feelings). I’ll attempt to explain her writing and what we can learn from it. Ava, if you’re reading this, and you thin

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