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The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez
4.0
emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I love Nunez’s writing. This one felt like a long journal entry, instead of a novel, but I quite liked the ride. There is (barely) a plot and it involves a parrot. And the COVID pandemic. But it’s also about aging and vulnerability in all its forms and what purpose we serve in life and on this planet. I was swept up in this slim book.