A review by lilanye
The Cost of Living by Deborah Levy

reflective medium-paced

3.0

The Cost of Living is a memoir, the second book in Deborah Levy’s Living Autobiography trilogy. While I loved the first book of essays in the trilogy, this one did not hit the spot. 

 

This book was strongest when it was discussing feminist issues; nameless wives, men taking space, that scene in the train… It had a feeling of Woolf’s room of one’s own, yet never fully engaging with the concept. Instead, the narration was full of rambling fillers that made me unfocused from what I thought was the main theme, and just tired. I kept hoping for a point to arise. 

 

Is it sacrilege to hope this was more edited in substance? 

 

Beautifully written and eloquent, yet left me feeling a little empty.