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conni3reads's review
5.0
“'So, she said, 'can you see yourself living with someone again?'
'At a distance," I replied. 'Long distance?
'No,' she said, 'too much happens between departing and arriving to live long distance.
The cells in the body change between the space of departing and arriving.”
There are very few books I find perfect, and this is one of them. Deborah Levy’s writing fits in my brain like it’s shaped just for the holes that exist in it.
I feel a deep connection to the softness in which she writes of deep sorrow and loss. Loving people and shedding skin in a cycle like a snake.
There’s a tremendous sense of rebirth and “learning to walk again” in this book.
I feel very grateful that I’ve found solace and understanding in this book over many years. It’s a short read but i kept delaying finishing it, somehow like I knew that the next chapters would be more applicable as I grew.
I started this book when I went to Paris alone for the first time, and I finished it in New York 2 years later. It’s been almost everywhere with me in this weird cycle of life. I feel like I’ve grown with it.
'At a distance," I replied. 'Long distance?
'No,' she said, 'too much happens between departing and arriving to live long distance.
The cells in the body change between the space of departing and arriving.”
There are very few books I find perfect, and this is one of them. Deborah Levy’s writing fits in my brain like it’s shaped just for the holes that exist in it.
I feel a deep connection to the softness in which she writes of deep sorrow and loss. Loving people and shedding skin in a cycle like a snake.
There’s a tremendous sense of rebirth and “learning to walk again” in this book.
I feel very grateful that I’ve found solace and understanding in this book over many years. It’s a short read but i kept delaying finishing it, somehow like I knew that the next chapters would be more applicable as I grew.
I started this book when I went to Paris alone for the first time, and I finished it in New York 2 years later. It’s been almost everywhere with me in this weird cycle of life. I feel like I’ve grown with it.
tildahlia's review against another edition
4.0
Going through a divorce makes you seek out a lot of divorce content, and this book was great. It was melodic and meandering in ways that felt so relatable. Often breakups aren't really about the big bang and are more about finding your feet in the aftermath in the ordinariness of life. Levy captured this in such a subtle way, as she described how she found her new family, home and writing routines. I really enjoyed this.
cheyenneisreading's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0