Tell Me I’m Worthless by Alison Rumfitt
Alice and her pals Ila and Hannah stayed in a run-down house for one night three years ago. Alice’s life has fallen apart since that time. She leads a haunted life, earning money by selling films of herself, attending events she despises, and imbibing till she passes out.
Alice is plagued by thoughts of that night, but she knows she must go when Ila begs her to go back to the House, beyond the KEEP OUT sign and over the ill dirt where teenagers dare one another to tread. Together, Alice and Ila must confront the atrocities that occurred there, tear them apart from the inside out, set aside their disagreements, and attempt to save Hannah, who the House has decided to adopt as its own.
Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt
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Tell Me I’m Worthless is a crucial piece of trans fiction that explores the destructive repercussions of trauma and how fascism causes us to destroy ourselves and one another. It is cutting, disruptive, and darkly humorous.
In the wake of a night spent together in a haunted house, two friends named Alice and Ila are the subjects of the story Tell Me I’m Worthless. Ila is a “gender critical” feminist and Alice is transgender, therefore their connection is complicated and leaves the reader with a lot to consider. Why did they become or remain friends? What took place?
I was deeply moved by this book. It frequently reads like a twisting punch to the gut. In this book, the author did a fantastic job of constructing levels for the reader to explore. It appears to be a horror book about a haunted house with a repulsive past. It is a psychological, political, sociological, and historical explanation of fascism as you peel back the layers. I became intrigued by how fascism creeps into our minds and festers into racism, xenophobia, homophobia, and transphobia as well as violence. It is masterfully worded.
