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A review by savaging
Ongoingness: The End of a Diary by Sarah Manguso
3.0
"Today was very full, but the problem isn’t today. It’s tomorrow. I’d be able to recover from today if it weren’t for tomorrow. There should be extra days, buffer days, between the real days."
As a compulsive journaler I deeply related to this tiny book. But then as a compulsive child-avoider, I fully alienated myself from her story of motherhood. These two movements were disorienting.
Also, I found the book a little dull. All ideas. The only drama was birthing and rearing, and, well...
As a compulsive journaler I deeply related to this tiny book. But then as a compulsive child-avoider, I fully alienated myself from her story of motherhood. These two movements were disorienting.
Also, I found the book a little dull. All ideas. The only drama was birthing and rearing, and, well...