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A review by audreykerr
Loner by Georgina Young
4.0
This book is probably going to be as polarising as either of Rooney's novels. I loved it, but the ending fell a bit flat for me...but it's definitely one that I could up to 5 star on a reread or more reflection as I feel some of my issues are actually reflections of the issues brought up in the novel (i.e. taste is just internalised misogyny...).
A slice-of-life novel about 19/20 year old Melburnian Lona, a university dropout working a variety of jobs. Somewhat overly dependent on her best (and only) friend Tab and infatuated with being infatuated with boys and Buffy. There's not much plot, only some character development, but there is a whole lot of discussions about internal misogyny and what it means to be a young woman and artist today.
A slice-of-life novel about 19/20 year old Melburnian Lona, a university dropout working a variety of jobs. Somewhat overly dependent on her best (and only) friend Tab and infatuated with being infatuated with boys and Buffy. There's not much plot, only some character development, but there is a whole lot of discussions about internal misogyny and what it means to be a young woman and artist today.