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nichecase's review against another edition
5.0
Sometimes it has seemed to me that life is a series of punishments for such moments of unawareness, that one forges oneЃEЂЃEs own destiny by what one doesnЃEЂЃEt notice or feel compassion for; that what you donЃEЂЃEt know and donЃEЂЃEt make the effort to understand will become the very thing you are forced into knowledge of. While I spoke Paniotis looked more and more aghast. That is a terrible notion that only a Catholic could have come up with, he said.
sallyscriv's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
owoityra's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
crrieandrsn26's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Quiet and beautiful. Cusk is a beautiful writer.
There’s a blurb on the back of the edition I own that says “sometimes a book arrives in your life exactly when you need it” that I have not stopped thinking about since I picked it up again. I bought and tried to start this book over 4 years ago. I read the first chapter multiple times over the past several years trying to start it back up, and thought I was just disinterested in the book as a whole.
I restarted it again this year and was finally, and completely enveloped. It seems like it was finally the time I needed it.
There’s a blurb on the back of the edition I own that says “sometimes a book arrives in your life exactly when you need it” that I have not stopped thinking about since I picked it up again. I bought and tried to start this book over 4 years ago. I read the first chapter multiple times over the past several years trying to start it back up, and thought I was just disinterested in the book as a whole.
I restarted it again this year and was finally, and completely enveloped. It seems like it was finally the time I needed it.
emilyn8ber's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
missreaderlove's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
Im not entirely sure what to think of this book. A series of conversations that reveal insights, worries and fantasies about both the narrator and the people she’s talking to, this book at once provides commentary of a range of subjects and themes while also not really going anywhere. Beautifully written but requires reflection.
lottie1803's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
serioserio's review against another edition
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
howeslee's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
rosiebarclay's review against another edition
4.5
WOWWWWEEE mate so appaz u can rate books higher than 5 lol this is deffo accidental rachel cusk writing is so tentative i need to buy her next :)