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lbburgess's review
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
4.0
itspeachie's review against another edition
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
sam_hildebrandt's review
5.0
Highly recommend this collection of inter-connected short stories about the empty moments in life. LOVED IT!!
samsteer's review
3.0
It’s so hard to rate.
Some vignettes were 5 stars!
Some of it really went over my head.
But I don’t know that it’s the authors problem, because I utterly loved some lines.
It’s short and easy to consume. Give it a go if you like the sound of the themes!
Some vignettes were 5 stars!
Some of it really went over my head.
But I don’t know that it’s the authors problem, because I utterly loved some lines.
It’s short and easy to consume. Give it a go if you like the sound of the themes!
breadandmushrooms's review
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
beccajdb's review
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Unlike anything I’ve read, although with hints of Lydia Davis. What’s it like to be a woman with all the complications and contradictions? Perhaps this sharp and ever-changing-in-tone stream of consciousness is the only way to avoid reduction. Quite something to read
maliactuallyreads's review
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
eleanormaddy's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
joshsimp's review
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
2.5
quirkey's review against another edition
5.0
This book is a wonderful example of poetic discomfort. Sentences moved from short and polished to long and awkward, yet when rereading them you feel as if each word is in precisely the spot it belongs. The discomfort comes in waves, when the words of Vertigo brush against the thoughts you've always had but could never express, and you may feel a sense of unease and familiarity at seeing them in black and white on cream pages.
It is not a book that you may connect with immediately. Nor may you feel a spark with each of these short stories. But you will find it, perhaps in 'Claustrophobia' or 'Young Mothers', or even 'And After...' or 'Relativity', and you will recognise yourself and the other characters in your life in Joanna Walsh's words.
Read this beautifully crafted little book if you want to see life through new eyes, and perhaps understand your own a little better in the process.
It is not a book that you may connect with immediately. Nor may you feel a spark with each of these short stories. But you will find it, perhaps in 'Claustrophobia' or 'Young Mothers', or even 'And After...' or 'Relativity', and you will recognise yourself and the other characters in your life in Joanna Walsh's words.
Read this beautifully crafted little book if you want to see life through new eyes, and perhaps understand your own a little better in the process.