A review by klor
The Friend by Sigrid Nunez

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

A nuanced look at grief, live, and friendship. There's so much heart in this book as well as the mundanity of grieving, of existing with it. It primarily followed the train of throughts of our narrator and wherever it takes her throughout the chapters. I really appreciated the complex relationship she had with her friend, the build up and development she had with Apollo
(even the switch of the second person from her friend to Apollo, I thought that was really neat and it gave the last chapter such a punch)
, and the spectrum that exists within teaching and the writing world despite my not agreeing to all of the narrator's points. The plot often gets lost in the deviations that happens per chapter and while some hits more than others, I wouldn't say it's the worst thing. I feel so emotional about this, and thinking of my own pet and of my friends who I love a lot.
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