A review by thecatwhowalksbyhimself
Your Duck Is My Duck by Deborah Eisenberg

dark 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? Yes

2.0

I enjoyed parts of this but I found a lot of it a little tedious. The overwhelming impression is that the author is too much in love with her own prose. A lot of the text seemed to be less about conveying the scene or the characters and more about going "Look what a pretty sentence I made; look at the quirky metaphors and the syncopated rhythm".  I may have enjoyed it more if I read it myself rather than listening to the audiobook, since the very sloooow reading pace, with lots of artificial pauses to emphasize the writing, didn't help at all. I enjoy lyrical writing and am all for being playful with language, but in this case it seemed more like hard work than fun. That said, I often struggle to get into short stories, so take my opinion with a pinch of salt.