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A review by snaillydia
Weather by Jenny Offill
4.0
I... think I liked it?
Weather by Jenny Offill is written in a very unique way. Short paragraphs frantically document things from this characters life. Some paragraphs are about conversations she has with people. Others are mundate observations. Sometimes they're quotes or fragments or thoughts.
It really commits to this bit, so it's a very consistent novel. All the fluff is cut out, which was certainly refreshing. Tonally, it never lets you catch a break. Honestly, the writing felt a little too similar to my inner monologue these days. It does suffer a little because this fast pace it commits to leaves little room for detail or repetition, so at times I was a bit lost on how we got from point A to point B.
I feel like I need to take a nap now.
Weather by Jenny Offill is written in a very unique way. Short paragraphs frantically document things from this characters life. Some paragraphs are about conversations she has with people. Others are mundate observations. Sometimes they're quotes or fragments or thoughts.
It really commits to this bit, so it's a very consistent novel. All the fluff is cut out, which was certainly refreshing. Tonally, it never lets you catch a break. Honestly, the writing felt a little too similar to my inner monologue these days. It does suffer a little because this fast pace it commits to leaves little room for detail or repetition, so at times I was a bit lost on how we got from point A to point B.
I feel like I need to take a nap now.