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A review by tasmanian_bibliophile
Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann
3.0
‘The fact that …’
… this book was written does not surprise me, the fact that I read it (mostly) does because minimally punctuated stream of consciousness writing is hard on my concentration, regardless of the fact that I can relate to musings about Laura Ingalls Wilder and the fact that the world is stressful, the fact that children and parents need to be worried over as does survival as we march towards destruction, the fact that cherry pies need to be latticed and the fact that it is hard to absorb facts.
Deep breath.
The fact is I found this book amusing, challenging, clever and irritating and the fact is that it is either too long or not long enough.
And no, I am not surprised that it has been nominated for the Booker Prize. The fact is that I won’t be surprised if it wins, or if it doesn’t.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
… this book was written does not surprise me, the fact that I read it (mostly) does because minimally punctuated stream of consciousness writing is hard on my concentration, regardless of the fact that I can relate to musings about Laura Ingalls Wilder and the fact that the world is stressful, the fact that children and parents need to be worried over as does survival as we march towards destruction, the fact that cherry pies need to be latticed and the fact that it is hard to absorb facts.
Deep breath.
The fact is I found this book amusing, challenging, clever and irritating and the fact is that it is either too long or not long enough.
And no, I am not surprised that it has been nominated for the Booker Prize. The fact is that I won’t be surprised if it wins, or if it doesn’t.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith