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Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill

5.0

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I am speechless. Dept. of Speculation is the story of a marriage from start to end, told in such an emotionally raw way it feels like a chat with the deepest parts of oneself. This book captures the quiet devastation of marriage, motherhood and ambition slipping away. It explores the complexities of female interiority, leaving us with existential reflection, and the same loneliness and longing the narrator shows. Amazing book.