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Outline by Rachel Cusk

maxcarwile's review against another edition

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reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

couuboy's review against another edition

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4.0

I quite liked the first chapter when the narrator responded to her neighbour saying she found his marriage recounting to be flawed. It’s charming to think that someone would respond to another person’s story by means of a literary evaluation. There were some lovely insights but to be honest though I quickly bored of everyone seemingly having complete access to their motives and speaking in effectively the same tonality. Smart but safe book.

abackman's review against another edition

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slow-paced

3.75

linneahuldal's review against another edition

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challenging reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Outline er en rask, men god bok. Boka følger hovedkarakteren gjennom ti samtaler med ulike menneske ho møter i løpet av skrivekurset ho leiar i Athen. Gjennom samtalane lærer man intime detaljar om karakterene som er veldig interessant. Eg synest også at refleksjonane til hovedkarakteren på samtalane var spesielt interessante. Outline forteller om mennesket, og om følelser, angst, dilemma, problem og gir et godt inblikk i synet ulike mennesker har på seg sjølv.

itzelgmadrid's review against another edition

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reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No

3.75

noniko's review against another edition

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inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

__emma__'s review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

Well this writing was just beautiful! A joy to read and experience, and deceptively simple; this book contains great depths worn lightly, which is a lovely kind of writing to experience while reading a book. I was delighted to discover Rachel Cusk is a prolific author and I will certainly be reading the rest of her work. 

sarabasti's review against another edition

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slow-paced

2.0

this was not my thing :(

savaging's review against another edition

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3.0

There is something really beautiful in this subtle form -- showing a character as the mostly-silent listener and observer. It says something about women. It says something about artists. Unfortunately, I was also pretty bored.

neveanais's review against another edition

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reflective relaxing medium-paced

3.25