A review by spiderfelt
The End of the Story by Lydia Davis
4.0
Genre busting would be a fine description of the author seems to be attempting in this book. Is it a novel or a memoir? The reader can only speculate. It utterly defies traditional categories.
As the narrator reflects on her memories of a relationship, I was fascinated by the way in which she debates what she remembers and what she thinks might have happened. In the end, does it really matter? There were moments of brilliance and an equal number of points where I wondered 'will she ever move on?.
I picked this book off a remainder shelf at a large independent bookstore, I took a risk on it because I loved some of Lydia Davis' other work, but had not read any novels. Now that it is done, I'm still not sure what I think of it. But I think that is exactly the point.
As the narrator reflects on her memories of a relationship, I was fascinated by the way in which she debates what she remembers and what she thinks might have happened. In the end, does it really matter? There were moments of brilliance and an equal number of points where I wondered 'will she ever move on?.
I picked this book off a remainder shelf at a large independent bookstore, I took a risk on it because I loved some of Lydia Davis' other work, but had not read any novels. Now that it is done, I'm still not sure what I think of it. But I think that is exactly the point.