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

336 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction art memoir emotional reflective slow-paced

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Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism #1 Book of the Year from Brain Pickings Named a best book of the year by NPR, Newsweek, Slate, Pop Sugar, Marie Claire, Elle, Publishers Weekly, and Lit Hub A dazzling work of biogra...

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Moods

reflective 87%
informative 70%
emotional 53%
sad 36%
challenging 32%
inspiring 29%
dark 22%
hopeful 22%
tense 3%
adventurous 2%
funny 2%
relaxing 2%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 46%
fast 2%

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