Status Updates From Septology

Can’t tell if this book is making me love or fear painting

He painted a flattering portrait of his temporary landlord. We’re getting more of his first experiences getting recognized as an artist.

A lot of information on the doppelgänger’s failed relationships as a young man, including the attempted suicide of the mother of his one-year-old child. We also finally get the memory of the meeting between Asle and his late wife Ales.

Finished chapter 4. He reminisced about meeting the gallery manager that has been selling his paintings for almost fifty years now. He also recalls drinking with an old friend from school that went through the prison system.

Read a lot today. Tomorrow I kick into studying gear so I expect to slow down some. I finished the third chapter which reveals a bit more about Asle’s sister. It also gives us a look into how he chooses which paintings to sell and which to keep. Also a bit about moving away from home for the first time.

I put the wrong digit at the front of the last update. This is the correct end of the second chapter about the painter’s second day. He starts thinking about his childhood by the sea and his frankly weird neighbors. Right before the end of the chapter he recalls being sexually abused as a child by a neighbor that his parents forbade him from seeing.

Finished the second chapter. It seems like each of the seven chapters are dedicated to a day in a week. This one was mostly about taking care of his hospitalized friend’s dog and reminiscing about his childhood by the sea.