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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
A beautiful beautiful book. I was so sad. She does a good job making light of sadness.
‘It is impossible to feel calm in cities, he believes, because we so rarely hear birdsong there. Our ears evolved to be our warning systems. We are on high alert in places we where no birds sing. To live on a city is to be forever flinching
The Buddhists say there are 121 states of consciousness. Of these, only three involve misery or suffering. Most of us spend our time moving back and forth between these three.’
‘The wife reads something about ‘the wayward fog’ on the internet. The one who has the affair becomes enveloped in it. … It is during this period that people burn their houses down. At first the flames are beautiful to see. But later when the fog wears off, they come back to find only ashes.’
‘It is impossible to feel calm in cities, he believes, because we so rarely hear birdsong there. Our ears evolved to be our warning systems. We are on high alert in places we where no birds sing. To live on a city is to be forever flinching
The Buddhists say there are 121 states of consciousness. Of these, only three involve misery or suffering. Most of us spend our time moving back and forth between these three.’
‘The wife reads something about ‘the wayward fog’ on the internet. The one who has the affair becomes enveloped in it. … It is during this period that people burn their houses down. At first the flames are beautiful to see. But later when the fog wears off, they come back to find only ashes.’
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was an interesting read. Totally different structure than anything I’ve read before. You live inside the narrator’s thoughts - but there very little narration of what’s happening. Plus she’s a little unhinged. It was tense and sometimes the thoughts and emotions were so poignant that I questioned my own reality. I wish I got a little more traditional storytelling at parts. But I do think it highlighted how different and hard to understand an emotional experience can be, yet at the same time made it so universal? Interesting is the final word to use - even if it’s not a good one.
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
medium-paced
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Beautifully written. I wish I had a physical copy of the book to read again and again. There is a lot of reflection to be done while reading this book. I think because I’ve read so much garbage in my life, I’ll have to come back to this book soon and digest it again. I devoured it so quickly like a starved child, I fear I didn’t get to taste every line. Not one word in this story wasted space, and it was put together as close to perfect as an author could.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness
Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Short book; complicated marriage; new motherhood;
Finished this a week ago and enjoyed it very much. Now I have forgotten almost everything about it. I need to get (a) more memorable books (b) anti-alzheimer meds.