screed

Less apology than explanation, and less explanation than soul-searching screed, this novel has a huge voice, a woman’s attempt to create meaning from the depths of family trauma.

Then come the thinkpieces — and yes, you could say this very piece you’re reading isn’t exempt from that label — and the gossipy screeds.

When Stefani picks her up for their trip she’s switches out in a slack hefty bag and the type of wig Swiatkowski disparages her screed.

While reviews were largely positive, The Quietus recoiled at the lack of heavy guitar anthems in a scathing screed that employed descriptors like "unintrusive", "clunking" and "by-numbers detritus".

Despite its somewhat tendentious title and Nelson’s fuming belief that as a Latino he is seen as a loan risk, “The Other Americans” is not a dramatic screed denouncing the inequities of American culture.