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

336 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction art memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
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A dazzling work of biography, memoir, and cultural criticism on the subject of loneliness, told through the lives of iconic artists, by the acclaimed author of The Trip to Echo Spring.When Olivia Laing moved to New York City in her mid-thirties, s...

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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%

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