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Dept. of Speculation

Jenny Offill

3.79 AVERAGE

reflective sad tense medium-paced

I've had this book on my list for a decade, and I'm glad I waited this long to finally read it because it would not have hit nearly as hard back then. 

I like that so much was left unsaid and up to the reader to infer. 

I'm going to have to buy this so I can underline the entire thing.

This is the kind of book I wish I was smart/quick enough to grasp. It was beautiful and succinct and would take at least one more reading to fully appreciate
emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
reflective sad 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: Yes
emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is a beautiful little book.

Video review to follow at end of this week

Felt like I should have liked this more and just didn't. It had interesting insights, real talk, and poetical structure, but I just couldn't get into it. The mentality didn't match up enough with my own, and I found it hard to learn to like the protagonist through the short bits of prose.

Pithy brilliance