As Joan Approaches Infinity
As Joan Approaches Infinity by Kika Dorsey is a dark comedy about a middle-aged woman and pivotal moments that spiral from her ecstasy and despair. Join this raucous ride through the mind of a flawed but lovable character by ordering your copy today!
As Joan Approaches Infinity by Kika Dorsey is a dark comedy about a middle-aged woman and pivotal moments that spiral from her ecstasy and despair. Join this raucous ride through the mind of a flawed but lovable character by ordering your copy today!
As Joan Approaches Infinity by Kika Dorsey is a dark comedy about a middle-aged woman and pivotal moments that spiral from her ecstasy and despair. Join this raucous ride through the mind of a flawed but lovable character by ordering your copy today!
Book Specs: 186 pages, English, 7.8oz, 5.5 x 0.42 x 8.5 inches
Publication Date: June 2023
ISBN-13: 979-8987323106
Praise for Joan Approaches Infinity
An unwaivering, spot-on account of marriage, parenthood, and individual pathos. Joan resonates with truth and tragicomedy as she navigates the swirl of twenty-first century American life.
–JUNIOR BURKE, author of The Cold Last Swim and Buddha Was a Cowboy
The poet, Kika Dorsey, has thrown herself full force into the deep waters of fiction with the gusto of a teenager cannonballing into the deep end of a suburban pool. Which is also an apt metaphor for the way the character of Joan approaches her life—full speed ahead and damn the torpedoes. With a ferocious wit and a startling intimacy, Dorsey has created in the character of Joan both sinner and saint, martyr and destroyer, who manages to survive the many trials of fire she is put through because she is here: “To resurrect. To save.” And she does both with a gritty sense of purpose, and the intuitive belief that we all are meant to fly. And boy does she fly. Joan is also funny as hell—I can’t remember the last time I genuinely laughed out loud throughout an entire book. All Hail Saint Joan of Boulder and Kika Dorsey for creating her!
–TONI OSWALD, author of Sirens
Dorsey explores the complexity of relationships and our roles in life, especially as mothers, wives, and daughters, with fierce honesty and dark humor. Her poetic voice weaves a narrative both tender and biting, one that leaves the reader questioning societal norms, as Joan navigates her world with courageous insight, and oftentimes with rebellion. Joan becomes like a best friend who we love and root for, despite her foibles. She is no ordinary wife and mother, but a quirky free spirit searching to break out of the confines of modern-day life, while she sustains both vulnerability and grace.
–CLAIRE IBARRA, author of Fragile Saints
After reading the opening sentence of Kika Dorsey’s debut novel, As Joan Approaches Infinity, “After the universe gave her multiple hints, Joan finally realized that she was Jesus Christ.” Your anticipation of what will come next is only surpassed by Dorsey’s ability to dazzle and deliver an instant classic. Dorsey has given us a character in Joan, whether this character is stealing pre-historic fossils, skydiving, or speaking German to a circus elephant – Joan is on a quest to resurrect and redefine herself. Dorsey’s prose is effortless, witty, dark, provocative, and layered in symbolism. As an award-winning poet, Kika Dorsey’s Joan is as original, neurotic, and irreverent as she is wholly American. In the process, Dorsey has positioned herself as an artist of prodigious talent and literary promise.
–JAMES E. CHERRY, author of Edge of the Wind