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A review by eralbesu
The Loneliness Files by Athena Dixon
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
3.75
An insightful look at one woman’s musings about grief and loneliness. There were some poignant passages about what I’ve often seen referred to as the loneliness epidemic.
In the beginning, it felt like more of a study of loneliness, but as it went on it became more clear that it was a memoir, which was fine. But the opening discussions about famous or mysterious incidents of reclusion and loneliness had me hoping it would carry that format throughout.
I related to some of the sentiments expressed in this memoir and it was nice to know I was not alone in those feelings. I’m hoping we all find love and connection and community as we contend with this sometimes beautiful, but often cruel, world.
In the beginning, it felt like more of a study of loneliness, but as it went on it became more clear that it was a memoir, which was fine. But the opening discussions about famous or mysterious incidents of reclusion and loneliness had me hoping it would carry that format throughout.
I related to some of the sentiments expressed in this memoir and it was nice to know I was not alone in those feelings. I’m hoping we all find love and connection and community as we contend with this sometimes beautiful, but often cruel, world.