A review by kirsten0929
The Debut by Anita Brookner

4.0

[1981] notes to self…Fantastic opening line: “Dr. Weiss, at forty, knew that her life had been ruined by literature.” My sixth and maybe favorite Brookner so far. As usual, both dated and timeless, which I find disorienting but also endearing. Loneliness, infidelity, waiting, aging, resistance, acceptance, resignation, questionable decision making, desperation, dysfunction. If you’re going to read Brookner, this is what you’re going to get, love it or leave it. Paced fairly well until the end when it seemed to squoosh a lot in to wrap it up.