A review by sharonleavy
If You Are Lonely and You Know It by Yiyun Li

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

 Gordon is retired and lives in a gentrified neighbourhood. He's pet-sitting a pitbull for his Stepdaughter but the neighbours don't want the dog around because of the stereotypes associated with the breed. 

This was one of my least favourites of the collection at the time of reading but interstingly it's one of the ones that has stayed with me since. It's a sharp observation on how neighbourhoods change and develop over time, and how the older population can sometimes be viewed in society.