A review by merricatct
Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann

3.0

Well, I did it! I don’t know how much I enjoyed reading this, but I’m proud that I did. This was certainly one of the more challenging books I’ve read. And I give the author credit for capturing what it’s like to be in a long-term relationship with this book. Not that the book’s plot is about a long-term relationship, no. I mean I literally feel like I was married to this book. Sometimes it drove me crazy with its nonsense; sometimes it delighted me or surprised me; sometimes it bored me; and after long enough, it became a comfortable companion. I don’t think I’ve ever felt that way about a book before. And while I may not have loved this, in a way, I’m going to miss its presence in my life.