A review by alandp
Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Interesting and enjoyable but a real challenge to read. I struggled to hold the chronology in my head and the continuous prose with no breaks made it very hard to manage the reading. No obvious opportunities to stop reading.
That it was 1000 pages felt more like self indulgent, "can I do this" artistic statement than something truly necessary for the plot, character, narrative or truth.