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Swallowing Geography by Deborah Levy
SWALLOWING GEOGRAPHY by DEBORAH LEVY
Love this cover, the contents, not as much. It’s a book that experiments with structure, which — when done well — can be great. This was a little middle of the road for me.
The concept is great; a girl who travels a lot and meets up with strangers and — generally — has sex with them. She collects memories and mementos, and these appear to the reader out of chronological order, which can be annoying because you have to work hard and not just sit back and be entertained. I love books like this. I love something I don’t expect that makes me work for a payoff. I wonder if I need to be in the right mood for it, though.
Anyway, in general, Levy is outstanding. She’s a brilliant writer and she writes about being a foreigner or an outsider in such a precise way.
This strange little book is one that will leave anyone who’s ever felt like an emigre feeling seen. It will give you lots to think about and it will challenge you.
I think on the right day I would have loved this book. But today I just liked it.
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Love this cover, the contents, not as much. It’s a book that experiments with structure, which — when done well — can be great. This was a little middle of the road for me.
The concept is great; a girl who travels a lot and meets up with strangers and — generally — has sex with them. She collects memories and mementos, and these appear to the reader out of chronological order, which can be annoying because you have to work hard and not just sit back and be entertained. I love books like this. I love something I don’t expect that makes me work for a payoff. I wonder if I need to be in the right mood for it, though.
Anyway, in general, Levy is outstanding. She’s a brilliant writer and she writes about being a foreigner or an outsider in such a precise way.
This strange little book is one that will leave anyone who’s ever felt like an emigre feeling seen. It will give you lots to think about and it will challenge you.
I think on the right day I would have loved this book. But today I just liked it.
#swallowinggeography #deborahlevy #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookrecommendations #bookreview #bookrecommendation #bookreviewer