The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing

The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone

Olivia Laing with Susan Lyons (Narrator)

9 hours, 55 minutes first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction art memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
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An expertly crafted work of reportage, memoir, and biography on the subject of loneliness told through the lives of six iconic artists, by the acclaimed author of The Trip to Echo Spring. You can be lonely anywhere, but there is a particular flavo...

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Moods

reflective 87%
informative 69%
emotional 55%
sad 37%
inspiring 31%
challenging 29%
hopeful 22%
dark 21%
adventurous 3%
relaxing 2%
tense 2%
funny 1%

Pace

medium 48%
slow 47%
fast 3%

Average rating

3.97

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