A review by outoftheofficeagain
The Friend by Sigrid Nunez

5.0

Writers and writing, grief and loss, suicide and the bonds we form with animals… this was literally perfect. I cannot quite articulate the ways this moved me, spoke to me. What a talented writer, blending literary quotation, the nuance of human experience… what a way to expand my tbr and give me so much to think about — Novels like this, written like this, always end up staying with me for a long time. It has a healing effect that navigates heavy subject matter, weaving in realistic hope, and the insight that sparks my brain into motion. 

I don’t know what to say other than I want to read everything Sigrid Nunez has to say, all of it. What a powerhouse. This is my favorite thing I’ve read all month.

A bad review for an incredible novel… but whatcha gonna do, just give it a read!