jlmila's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Brilliant!! Couldn’t put down, almost read in one sitting.
jonbot666's review against another edition
3.0
The living of life often leaves a few casualties and letdowns. These events occur in tandem. The end of a marriage and the death of a parent are both traumatic losses and should be mourned as such. However, writing about grief and capturing how numb it feels in the moment is a difficult task. Deborah Levy often succeeds but the slight length and somber tone work against each other. It felt as though she didn’t have the stamina to flesh out her ideas nor the time to fully process her emotions on either life event.
Perhaps as a result of this series of autobiographies being a trilogy, everything will wrap up nicely during the third part. This appears to be the exposition driven middle which is a strange way to explore an emotional palette. I suspect it was the only way to write about pain while still in it.
Perhaps as a result of this series of autobiographies being a trilogy, everything will wrap up nicely during the third part. This appears to be the exposition driven middle which is a strange way to explore an emotional palette. I suspect it was the only way to write about pain while still in it.
louisececilelauwers's review against another edition
3.0
Deel 3 van de serie voelde aan als thuiskomen, deel 2 voelde meer aan als een opwarmer hiervoor, in hindsight natuurlijk. Toch is er niets waarin ik mezelf meer weerspiegeld zie dan in de manier van schrijven van mevrouw Levy.
cwalsh's review
5.0
Is there anything better than reading the right book at the right time?
"If we don't have names, who are we?"
"If we don't have names, who are we?"
cedence's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
5.0
I read The Cost of Living earlier this week. I tried to wrestle myself out of my extensive reading slump and lack of books that really speak to me. This book helped. It was one of those I gulped down in a day or two. I loved the writing style and the storytelling. It was crisp and presise in a way that also made me feel safe and familiar following the authors narration and life experiences.
The book is the second part of Levy's Living Autobiography, pulling from the authors divorce and how her life changed as a result. It also tells a story about the small erasures of women in everyday life. A wife don't have a name. A mother must play her role. Gender expectations and the many ways a divorce breaks with them. Loved it.
The book is the second part of Levy's Living Autobiography, pulling from the authors divorce and how her life changed as a result. It also tells a story about the small erasures of women in everyday life. A wife don't have a name. A mother must play her role. Gender expectations and the many ways a divorce breaks with them. Loved it.