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kate66 's review for:
The Vulnerables
by Sigrid Nunez
I loved this even more than The Friend. I've seen a few reviews that say this book wandered all over the place. I have a feeling I read a different book.
Sigrid Nunez' style is one that I love - self-deprecating, funny in parts, strange in others. The Vulnerables is a perfect description of life in lockdown without all the hand-wringing and soul-searching. The author takes the part of lead character. Alone in lockdown New York she finds herself pet/house-sitting for a friend whose quick trip to California before her baby is born turns into an extended trip.
Stuck in the friend's flat the author takes long walks, sometimes amongst the crazies but more often alone. She falls in love with Eureka, the parrot who is even more needy for attention than friends or family. Then the original sitter returns unexpectedly and the two form an uneasy friendship.
The Vulnerables is about all vulnerables - the parrot, old people, sick people, lonely people, society as a whole.
Frankly I didn't want this book to go anywhere else. I forced myself to ration it out so I could enjoy it for longer. I enjoyed all of it immensely. I'd highly recommend this book to fans of Nunez or those who've never read her before. Either way, you should read it.
Sigrid Nunez' style is one that I love - self-deprecating, funny in parts, strange in others. The Vulnerables is a perfect description of life in lockdown without all the hand-wringing and soul-searching. The author takes the part of lead character. Alone in lockdown New York she finds herself pet/house-sitting for a friend whose quick trip to California before her baby is born turns into an extended trip.
Stuck in the friend's flat the author takes long walks, sometimes amongst the crazies but more often alone. She falls in love with Eureka, the parrot who is even more needy for attention than friends or family. Then the original sitter returns unexpectedly and the two form an uneasy friendship.
The Vulnerables is about all vulnerables - the parrot, old people, sick people, lonely people, society as a whole.
Frankly I didn't want this book to go anywhere else. I forced myself to ration it out so I could enjoy it for longer. I enjoyed all of it immensely. I'd highly recommend this book to fans of Nunez or those who've never read her before. Either way, you should read it.