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A review by victoria_madler
Loudermilk by Lucy Ives
challenging
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is a book that I, determinedly, need to read again just to make sense of. I’d consider the first time around to be preliminary: a way to familiarize myself with the fictional plot and characters in order to extract any sort of profound implications/parallels about real issues during the second read. Before re-reading this, however—something I won’t do until a notable amount of time has passed—I do hope and find necessary that I read the Afterword as an introduction to the reimmersion.
Additionally, having read a short story collection by Lucy Ives entitled “Cosmogony,” (and it being my only prior exposure to her writing), I fully intend to delve more deeply into her collective works.
I’m a reader who, strangely enough, enjoys a book most when I feel incapable of comprehending its intricacies—in other words, I like a book most when it assaults me with the idea that it contains more complexity than I could possibly ever perceive. I felt quite dumb reading this book, which makes me excited to tackle the challenge of deriving at least some of its intended meaning on the second read.
Additionally, having read a short story collection by Lucy Ives entitled “Cosmogony,” (and it being my only prior exposure to her writing), I fully intend to delve more deeply into her collective works.
I’m a reader who, strangely enough, enjoys a book most when I feel incapable of comprehending its intricacies—in other words, I like a book most when it assaults me with the idea that it contains more complexity than I could possibly ever perceive. I felt quite dumb reading this book, which makes me excited to tackle the challenge of deriving at least some of its intended meaning on the second read.