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A review by booksanddoggo
The Folded Clock: A Diary by Heidi Julavits
5.0
I liked this book so much that I didn’t even notice that each “entry” (chatty mini essay, really), began with the word “today” until I was 200 pages in. It’s possible I’m just *really* unobservant, but it really did feel fresh and new (and natural, because it’s more or less a journal) each time.
There were moments I was frustrated by the author, but mostly I found her so clever and funny and right about so many things. Even things I didn’t think I cared about at all became interesting (like The Bachelor). We worry about so many of the same things! There were times when I wanted the whole thing to be reshuffled back into the “true” order, but I think it worked well this way — you never feel trapped in the family’s day-to-day, and moving from one location to another really helps it never feel boring or too repetitive.
There were moments I was frustrated by the author, but mostly I found her so clever and funny and right about so many things. Even things I didn’t think I cared about at all became interesting (like The Bachelor). We worry about so many of the same things! There were times when I wanted the whole thing to be reshuffled back into the “true” order, but I think it worked well this way — you never feel trapped in the family’s day-to-day, and moving from one location to another really helps it never feel boring or too repetitive.