false 2786806 5 Olivia arrives at her mother’s chateau in rural France (the first time in more than a decade) with her two young children in tow. Soon the family is joined by Olivia’s brother Marcus and his wife Sophie—but this reunion is far from joyful. After years of desperately wanting a baby, Sophie has just given birth to a stillborn child, and she is struggling to overcome her devastation. Meanwhile, Olivia wrestles with her own secrets about the cruel and violent man she married many years before. Exquisitely written and reminiscent of Ian McEwan and J. M. Coetzee, <I>Disquiet</I> is a darkly beautiful and atmospheric story that will linger in the mind long after the final page is turned. 2812573 book 25 11 2008 Disquiet total:533|5:58|4:165|3:181|2:91|1:38| 533 1713 945 222 2 6 false false Sun Dec 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 14:40:33 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 13:51:57 -0800 2008
I will say that I wasn't particularly moved by the story of a woman who, with her two children, fled her abusive husband and unexpectedly arrived on her estranged mo...more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 14:24:08 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 14:30:30 -0700 2008
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Olivia (more often referred to as "the woman") returns to her mother's home with her two children after one final severe beating by her husband. Her relationship with her mother has been strained since she left and coming home was obviously...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jan 07 19:41:48 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 19:42:18 -0800 2009
After digesting it for over a month, and re-reading it again today, I can say Julia Leigh's DISQUIET is must reading for anyone who takes writing seriously, or for readers who want to see ...more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 12 18:10:35 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 18:15:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sun Dec 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 11:36:18 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 11:40:14 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 1 1 false false Fri Feb 06 04:12:08 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 04:45:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Dec 14 20:58:36 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 20:58:36 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Nov 07 09:37:04 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 16:00:08 -0800 2009
the pros:

1. the claustrophobia in conjunction with the surrealist approach to setting. the juxtaposition of a state of the art freezer in an ancient french chateau. i felt like i should be in the fifties until u...more...]]> 4 0 false true Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 20:03:24 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 20:13:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Apr 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 18:45:52 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 18:52:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 05:59:40 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 10:05:17 -0800 2009
This book was... disquieting. (I guess that's why the title was chosen.)

I honestly don't know if I liked the story.

I d...more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 25 11:15:25 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 05 08:47:53 -0800 2009 I was completely underwhelmed by this highly recommended book. The review made me believe that I would be on the edge of my seat wondering what would happen to these characters, when in fact the opposite happened. I was on the edge of my seat, trying to finish t...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 14:36:41 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 17:55:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 29 12:19:39 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 02 09:07:35 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 04:55:10 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 11:26:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 09:02:02 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 09:02:38 -0800 2009
What I liked about this novella was the fact that it juxtaposed the antique and the modern, playing with the readers’ expectations of what a gothic story will include (death, a pri...more...]]>