A review by yeah_nahnia
The Friend by Sigrid Nunez

emotional reflective sad slow-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? Yes

4.0

Even though it's marketed as the growing relationship between a woman and her close friend's dog, it's more about writing and writers, with her processing her grief through her knowledge of literature and the lives of its many authors. The second-to-last chapter really threw me for a loop!