Reviews

Eleanor, or, The Rejection of the Progress of Love by Anna Moschovakis

travisclau's review

1.0

The obnoxious kind of postmodern metafiction that tries so hard that the only way its heavy-handedness can be justified is by saying that it's precisely the "point" of a novel that is grappling with the everyday banality of living under late capitalism. I tried to like this novel for what I thought it was doing, but aside from some sharp moments of description, particularly of micro-sensations and the seemingly indescribable aspects of inferiority, this indulged in the very worst of "postmodern" or "post-postmodern" in its attempt to be a "theory novel" while trying to disavow that through irony or humor.

artemiscat's review

post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern suprisingly tangible relationships post modern post modern post modern oh, hi Wallace Sean! post modern post modern women think post modern post modern post modern post modern conversations with Wallace Sean post modern post modern post modern oh why did that matter to her to me post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern sky blue post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern art museum post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern did I miss something post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern maybe post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern post modern

katyrbw's review

3.0

fun little postmodern thing, learned more about rimbaud than i really needed to know

cheezh8er's review

challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

lene_kretzsch's review against another edition

challenging funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

leftgrrl's review

3.0

3.5, Really think maybe I’m less a fan of the postmodern fiction genre itself than of the writer herself. Dueling narratives that became harder to keep straight, intended? The rambling philosophic theories come across as satire to me, was that also intended?
It started off well, but I felt the more I read the less I “got it” but again maybe that was the intention.
Can something be too meta, or did I just not get it, or both? I was just happy when it was over.

jrobinw's review

5.0

I think this is brilliant.

risasaulino's review

dark 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? Yes

3.0

klghhhh's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

I read this immediately after giving birth to a daughter named Eleanor. I saw the book title in the library and I grabbed it without much thought. 

It was an interesting read, but I was also sleep-deprived when I read it. 

meli65's review

4.0

Fascinating! I loved it.