I don’t often post about a book halfway through reading it, but here I am.
I loved Intimacies so I was excited about this one. I’ve just got to part 2 where Xavier is now their son.
I feel like I’m supposed to find this development interesting, but unfortunately I’m bored. The passages with Anne, Max and the play were not holding my interest at all.
Is it worth continuing? For a 197 page novel, I’m struggling to get through it. I’m not sure I appreciate the ambiguity of the relationship between Xavier and the narrator. Does she have dementia or something?
Would love to hear your thoughts!
by Kaurblimey
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I hated it. Some unusual books are worth figuring out, this one was not one of them.
I liked it, I thought it was an interesting technique that spoke to the ambivalence of motherhood and the break it can make with one’s preparenting life. But if you’re not into it there isn’t really a pay off to stick around for.