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A review by perfectlystill
Outline by Rachel Cusk
reflective
slow-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
There's a real disconnect here between the narrator and the reader, purposefully so. There were a few stories and passages that really seemed to be saying something interesting, but I wonder, over time, how much it'll truly stick with me. As a reader, I tend to enjoy character first and foremost, and this does interrogate the human condition, but without a point of connection to hinge that investigation on, I'm not sure how much I'll ultimately retain. I do feel I got something out of it, and I feel other readers will be able to mine ever more from it.
Moderate: Animal cruelty
Minor: Eating disorder