The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing

The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone

Olivia Laing with Susan Lyons (Narrator)

nonfiction art biography memoir challenging reflective slow-paced

9 hours, 55 minutes | first published 2016

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An expertly crafted work of reportage, memoir, and biography on the subject of loneliness told through the lives of six iconic artists, by the acclaimed author of The Trip to Echo Spring. You can be lonely anywhere, but there is a particular flavo...
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Moods

reflective 88%
informative 71%
emotional 53%
sad 37%
challenging 33%
inspiring 27%
dark 22%
hopeful 22%
tense 4%
adventurous 3%
funny 2%
relaxing 2%

Pace

slow 52%
medium 45%
fast 2%

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