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Serena Patton
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Isherwood captures the state of “single” so well. The shifting moods especially. The fulfillment and brief hope that comes from being around people to the immediate crushing loneliness that comes after realizing you have no one to come home to
— Jun 29, 2026 11:54AM
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Serena Patton
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“George can’t imagine having a dialogue of this kind with a woman, because women can only talk in terms of the personal.” Never heard it put that way but kinda true
— Jun 29, 2026 12:46PM
Serena Patton
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A description of being conscious, stripped to the bare bone, the primal urges of rage and violence sharpened by loneliness
— Jun 25, 2026 11:27PM
Serena Patton
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The dark side of suburbia. Isherwood writes in vivid imagery, giving the reader a clear vision of a bitter single man
— Jun 25, 2026 10:56PM