Optic Nerve

I really enjoyed this and not to overshare but I want to be the kind of person who can appreciate art I just feel like I'm so behind the eight ball in getting started that I just go to museums and pick out pieces because I like them (or do not like them). Sad.
With Optic Nerve, we get a glimpse into the art world juxtaposed with real life happenings in our main character's world and I loved this. I would bring up pics of the art she was describing online and really look at the work.
To Be A Rapper was my favorite chapter and it could stand alone as a short story (maybe it has, somewhere).
Very, very enjoyable and a reminder of why I try to read the Tournament of Books Shortlist each year- I never would have picked this one up otherwise.