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A bit of a Sheldon Cooper, that Norton! Doesn’t anyone else who read this book agree? Take a look at this quote: “Often I found myself dreaming of parents who were hardworking immigrants, for whom I was the sole hope”…? I find it equally compelling, as I rarely encounter individuals who romanticise hardship, discipline and severity in childhood as formative motivation.

After reading A Little Life, I decided to take a crack at another of her works. This author certainly doesn’t shy away from controversial themes. Although the island, the immortality, the tribe, and the characters are fictional, the novel is loosely inspired by real events, which makes it all the more unsettling.