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A review by sarahxify
Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann
5.0
the fact that these turtles suffer for life, so that we can briefly carry Coke in bulk
the fact that all life forms emerged from mush and will probably turn back into mush pretty soon, especially if everyone carries on voting Republican
the fact that I heard somebody on the radio say that she wants to live in the same zip code as her boyfriend, Poland, Ohio, the fact that I'd never heard anyone finding zip codes romantic before, the fact that maybe I should mention ours to Leo more often over a candlelit dinner, perfume, the fact that I could pour him a glass of wine, and murmur 43832 and see what happens
This book took me completely by surprise. It is very long and very rambly; essentially one sentence following the internal monologue of a woman as she worries her way through her life. At the same time, it is warm and hypnotic, and slowly draws you in as the details are unravelled.
The storytelling in this is very clever. It's subtle, and totally grips you as various things happen and you try to read through the narrator's thoughts to understand the drastic things that happen to her and her family. There is also a parallel story, told in a very different style from the perspective of a lioness looking after her cubs. Both of these stories had me enthralled and in awe of Lucy Ellman.
the fact that all life forms emerged from mush and will probably turn back into mush pretty soon, especially if everyone carries on voting Republican
the fact that I heard somebody on the radio say that she wants to live in the same zip code as her boyfriend, Poland, Ohio, the fact that I'd never heard anyone finding zip codes romantic before, the fact that maybe I should mention ours to Leo more often over a candlelit dinner, perfume, the fact that I could pour him a glass of wine, and murmur 43832 and see what happens
This book took me completely by surprise. It is very long and very rambly; essentially one sentence following the internal monologue of a woman as she worries her way through her life. At the same time, it is warm and hypnotic, and slowly draws you in as the details are unravelled.
The storytelling in this is very clever. It's subtle, and totally grips you as various things happen and you try to read through the narrator's thoughts to understand the drastic things that happen to her and her family. There is also a parallel story, told in a very different style from the perspective of a lioness looking after her cubs. Both of these stories had me enthralled and in awe of Lucy Ellman.