Thanks for an entertaining and interesting review, even though you didn’t care for the book. I’m looking for a novel, so maybe it’s time to check out “Eileen.” I want something to wash away the disappointment of “Asymmetry” by Lisa Halliday. I’m open to suggestions from BoG readers!
Thanks for your thoughtful review. I have never read Ottessa Moshfegh and I won’t start here. I really liked the Olga Tkarzuk book a lot. I thought it was clever and not boring.
My first book by this author, and while I enjoyed her writing style/flow, like you, it just did not gel for me. Vesta goes from a lonely woman obsessing and fantasizing about a mystery to someone who suddenly walks through the looking glass. But why? And what’s the point, beyond a jarring ending? The singular narrative grew tedious over time, as did the long descriptions of her imaginary characters. It was a relief to find your review, as I’m puzzled by the rave reviews where others found a questionable amount of deep symbolism in a plot line that was just repetitive and obtuse to me. I think this might have worked better as a longer short fiction. I’m sufficiently intrigued enough to read more by her.
Looking forward to the next review and your take on “If a winter’s night a traveler” great book!
Thanks for an entertaining and interesting review, even though you didn’t care for the book. I’m looking for a novel, so maybe it’s time to check out “Eileen.” I want something to wash away the disappointment of “Asymmetry” by Lisa Halliday. I’m open to suggestions from BoG readers!
Thanks for your thoughtful review. I have never read Ottessa Moshfegh and I won’t start here. I really liked the Olga Tkarzuk book a lot. I thought it was clever and not boring.
You are not wrong — that is a BIG NOPE re: the murder letter!
My first book by this author, and while I enjoyed her writing style/flow, like you, it just did not gel for me. Vesta goes from a lonely woman obsessing and fantasizing about a mystery to someone who suddenly walks through the looking glass. But why? And what’s the point, beyond a jarring ending? The singular narrative grew tedious over time, as did the long descriptions of her imaginary characters. It was a relief to find your review, as I’m puzzled by the rave reviews where others found a questionable amount of deep symbolism in a plot line that was just repetitive and obtuse to me. I think this might have worked better as a longer short fiction. I’m sufficiently intrigued enough to read more by her.