You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. The Brilliant, Unruly New Novel Our Reviewer Admires and Fears Monica Datta’s “Nebraska” is a maximalist, continent-spanning story of a mother killing her youngest child, as relayed by a highly idiosyncratic psychoanalyst. Credit...Ibrahim Rayintakath June 23, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET NEBRASKA, by Monica Datta Forget the meek.