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A review by readingthebacklist
The Details by IA Genberg
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
A woman in her 40’s and in the throes of a fever finds herself reminiscing on four people from her past.
I was captivated by the writing and the narrator’s candidness. In her feverish state, the narrator turns her gaze 2+ decades to the past and unspools the details of four people that left an indelible mark. day-to-day in the period just before the internet exploded (particularly for someone who navigated the period just before cell/smart phones) made staying “in touch” convenient and by extension less meaningful/intentional.
Themes: finding people/oneself?
I was captivated by the writing and the narrator’s candidness. In her feverish state, the narrator turns her gaze 2+ decades to the past and unspools the details of four people that left an indelible mark. day-to-day in the period just before the internet exploded (particularly for someone who navigated the period just before cell/smart phones) made staying “in touch” convenient and by extension less meaningful/intentional.
Themes: finding people/oneself?
Commonalities: Sally, literature.
“Fever” analogous to “Infatuation” analogous. The moments/small details that up to a life, touched by many and one who in turn will touch many in return