Remarkable

Dinah Cox

Summary

Remarkable aligns with the June 26, 2015, anniversary of same-sex marriage legalization within the U.S. The book bears the marks of having been written before the history-making supreme court decision, and dealing head-on with these issues. One of the stories, “Recipe for Disaster,” contains the following sentences: “Gay marriage in Oklahoma? That’ll be the day.” Characters in the book represent a kind of "throwback" to the days—not so long ago—when people had more to fear from bigotry in this area. June is also Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month (LGBT Pride Month), and is celebrated each year.The book has very strong ties to the Great Plains, specifically Oklahoma, the "Okie" identity, and the struggles that many characters encounter in a "red state culture." It gives voice to people often underrepresented in literary fiction with characters who are very aware of the ways in which they’re trapped by geography and powerless to stop the changes wrought by progress. The book focuses the ways in which the oft-neglected landscape of the Great Plains gives rise to isolation and despair.Before winning the BOA Short Fiction Prize, Cox was named a finalist or runner-up in five different national book contests.

Available since: 05/16/2016.

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