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A review by spiderhands
Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann
3.0
I can't do it anymore.
Is this book at times incredibly poignant and thought-provoking? Yes.
Is this book's experimental stream-of-consciousness method interesting for reflecting the barrage of modern anxieties? Yes.
Did this book have incredibly moving moments that almost brought me to tears? Once or twice.
Can I keep reading it? Absolutely not.
I am refusing as a point of pride to put this on my DNF shelf because I read over 300 PAGES OF THIS, and I think I deserve a MEDAL. My brain feels like cooked spaghetti.
This is a remarkable novel and Lucy Ellmann has all my respect. I do feel like maybe this could have been executed equally well in like, 1/3 of the word-count, though.
Is this book at times incredibly poignant and thought-provoking? Yes.
Is this book's experimental stream-of-consciousness method interesting for reflecting the barrage of modern anxieties? Yes.
Did this book have incredibly moving moments that almost brought me to tears? Once or twice.
Can I keep reading it? Absolutely not.
I am refusing as a point of pride to put this on my DNF shelf because I read over 300 PAGES OF THIS, and I think I deserve a MEDAL. My brain feels like cooked spaghetti.
This is a remarkable novel and Lucy Ellmann has all my respect. I do feel like maybe this could have been executed equally well in like, 1/3 of the word-count, though.