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A review by bookboy_troy
Outline by Rachel Cusk
5.0
2nd reading:
bumped this up to five stars. It’s so funny how our thoughts on a book can change over time. Cusk is a true original if there ever was one.
1st reading:
This was a challenging and intriguing novel for me. I would call it a quietly profound meditation on human communication. I simultaneously hated it and loved it - much like I simultaneously hate and love humanity.
It so closely mirrored the actual reality and experience of listening to other people, that it often left me with a surreal feeling. Some moments were quite funny too, which I appreciated to break up some of the more tense or monotonous bits.
I feel like since Rachel Cusk’s stylistic intention (or what I perceive it to be) was achieved in such a crystal clear manner, I can do nothing but admire and reflect upon the end result, as well as the feelings it evoked within me while and after reading it.
bumped this up to five stars. It’s so funny how our thoughts on a book can change over time. Cusk is a true original if there ever was one.
1st reading:
This was a challenging and intriguing novel for me. I would call it a quietly profound meditation on human communication. I simultaneously hated it and loved it - much like I simultaneously hate and love humanity.
It so closely mirrored the actual reality and experience of listening to other people, that it often left me with a surreal feeling. Some moments were quite funny too, which I appreciated to break up some of the more tense or monotonous bits.
I feel like since Rachel Cusk’s stylistic intention (or what I perceive it to be) was achieved in such a crystal clear manner, I can do nothing but admire and reflect upon the end result, as well as the feelings it evoked within me while and after reading it.