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A review by owenwilsonbaby
The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
“God I was sick of carrying around a woman’s body, or rather everything that attaches to it.”
Wow! My copy is dog-eared from the countless quotes I wanted to remember and include here. What a beautiful and articulate piece of writing about analysing and challenging loneliness and what a delicate and finely-wrought talent for storytelling.
Wow! My copy is dog-eared from the countless quotes I wanted to remember and include here. What a beautiful and articulate piece of writing about analysing and challenging loneliness and what a delicate and finely-wrought talent for storytelling.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail