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read in February 2026
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"So far I’m not getting the sense of loss that critics say is so well channeled by this book.
In fact it’s possibly a good example of the bad state of literary fiction today?! Just an endless narrative of feelings yet done at what I call “literary distance.” What am I missing? Prove me wrong!" — Jan 31, 2026 08:10AM
"So far I’m not getting the sense of loss that critics say is so well channeled by this book.
In fact it’s possibly a good example of the bad state of literary fiction today?! Just an endless narrative of feelings yet done at what I call “literary distance.” What am I missing? Prove me wrong!" — Jan 31, 2026 08:10AM
Isn’t it true, Nan thinks, that all intimacy is defined by the space between distant points? Wasn’t that
“When my father would yell at me, I told myself someday I'd use it in a book.”
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