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A review by samarakroeger
The Cost of Living by Deborah Levy
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
this is the most liminal, existential book I have ever read. how fitting that it is the second book in a trilogy; an in-between. I read this in one sitting on the 15-hour night train from Munich to Rome (and it was the fourth entire book of the day). right book, right time. reading slump: conquered. this is even better than Things I Don't Want to Know (which I also read on public transport) and I can't wait to start Real Estate. I think it shows in TIDWTK how unhappy she was towards the end of her marriage, and I appreciated that she was able to reflect on that experience in The Cost of Living, published 5 years later.
as someone in a period of transition in my life (in a multitude of ways), this really hit home. the extended metaphors of boats and trains? exquisite. I love Deborah Levy's writing style.
as someone in a period of transition in my life (in a multitude of ways), this really hit home. the extended metaphors of boats and trains? exquisite. I love Deborah Levy's writing style.