A review by maureenmcc
Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann

4.0

When I checked out this ebook, I did not realize that it was 1,000 pages long, most of which consisted of a single, run-on sentence. At first I was intimidated, distracted and somewhat overwhelmed by the length and structure of the book. But I decided to stick with it, and ended up really enjoying its wit, humor, insights, critiques of our current culture, and all too relatable anxieties about life, death, motherhood, and the sometimes unfathomable cruelty of our world. It's subtly and masterfully put together; you'll be tempted to read it quickly but you need to pay attention to really put all the pieces together.