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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
hopeful
informative
reflective
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Beautiful, reflective, literary
Simple story about a writers experience during lockdown with an unexpected roommate
It was an average read, cleverly written, nothing outstanding
It was an average read, cleverly written, nothing outstanding
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“Only when I was young did I believe that it was important to remember what happened in every novel I read. Now I know the truth: what matters is what you experience while reading, the states of feeling that the story evokes, the questions that rise to your mind, rather than the fictional events described. They should teach you this in school, but they don’t.”
I went into this book, as I generally try to do, knowing nothing, and I mean nothing about it. I actually listened to the first ten minutes and had to Google it to figure out it was fiction because it reads like a memoir. And it was easy to forget the whole way through that it's a novel. This is aided by the fact that Nunez writes using stream of consciousness and spends most of the book philosophizing about social constructs rather than telling a story. Don't get me wrong, there is a story. It's simply littered with tangential ramblings which are, for better or worse, only sometimes poignant.
I personally loved it. I found it humorous and insightful and delightfully on point. I look forward to reading more of this author!
I went into this book, as I generally try to do, knowing nothing, and I mean nothing about it. I actually listened to the first ten minutes and had to Google it to figure out it was fiction because it reads like a memoir. And it was easy to forget the whole way through that it's a novel. This is aided by the fact that Nunez writes using stream of consciousness and spends most of the book philosophizing about social constructs rather than telling a story. Don't get me wrong, there is a story. It's simply littered with tangential ramblings which are, for better or worse, only sometimes poignant.
I personally loved it. I found it humorous and insightful and delightfully on point. I look forward to reading more of this author!
No punctuation. No plot. Hard to follow.
I’m always impressed by how many references to other authors and artists Sigrid pulls into her work. While I enjoyed her musings, this book felt a little scattered to me, though perhaps that’s the perfect effect for a book based during the pandemic.
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Well-written musings of a self-indulgent boomer that are not particularly enlightening, witty, or interesting.
I may like her fiction better and may try it because she does write well but this was just navel-gazing and masturbatory.
I may like her fiction better and may try it because she does write well but this was just navel-gazing and masturbatory.
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes