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'Loneliness is hallmarked by an intense desire to bring the experience to a close"Olivia Laing
The book had me discombobulated and in tears. I despise these Pavlovian responses in myself too! The scathing comments by the character's mother were remarkable as much in their nastiness as much in their erudition.
'Who knows what nasty surprises I left growing inside there for you, which codes I set running, Alzheimer's, Cancer?','You're a pointless waste of human tissue.'
I also adored 'Cathode Carcin ...more
The book had me discombobulated and in tears. I despise these Pavlovian responses in myself too! The scathing comments by the character's mother were remarkable as much in their nastiness as much in their erudition.
'Who knows what nasty surprises I left growing inside there for you, which codes I set running, Alzheimer's, Cancer?','You're a pointless waste of human tissue.'
I also adored 'Cathode Carcin ...more
I needed a more lighthearted story after all I have been reading. This one pulled strings in my heart. All the feels!
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As far as plot goes, this is quite lacking, even if that is the point: going to the same job everyday, having the same phonecall every week, buying the same vodka every weekend. Nothing really happens until they rescue an old man who's fallen down on the street. And then, after that, the major source of excitement in the plot is upgrading to a Tesco meal deal.
But then again, this is the point. The banalities of everyday life, through the interesting, black-and-white perspective of a yo ...more
As far as plot goes, this is quite lacking, even if that is the point: going to the same job everyday, having the same phonecall every week, buying the same vodka every weekend. Nothing really happens until they rescue an old man who's fallen down on the street. And then, after that, the major source of excitement in the plot is upgrading to a Tesco meal deal.
But then again, this is the point. The banalities of everyday life, through the interesting, black-and-white perspective of a yo ...more
I started out disliking Elinor, the main character, and fell in love with her, with her struggle and her triumph. It is funny and moving and lovely in all ways.
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