A review by chickadee
Second Place by Rachel Cusk

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

If you don’t love books in which very little happens plot-wise, then you won’t love this. If you love introspection, incisive reflections on  self/feeling, characters as symbols and smears of emotion more than people, then you probably will. Very Woolfian, very inward-facing, and gorgeous.