Reviews

The Odd Woman and the City by Vivian Gornick

ireneronda's review against another edition

4.0

presiento que gornick y yo vamos a ser muy buenas amigas

lavenderbutch's review

DNF. Pretentious and devoid of the emotion it claims to build itself upon. The musings stem from entitlement and lack any semblance of community with anyone else. The only thing saving this book is the structure of it. 

Also it mentioned Freud in a positive light and that pissed me off. AND quoted Winston Churchill??

Also— she’s so clearly racist. Specifically, that “white-woman” racism she masks behind a veil of “radical feminism.” Hot take, she’s not that radical. 

hauntedwell's review

5.0

I'm so pleased that this is my first book of 2023. Just wonderful.

pranaysomayajula's review

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

4.0

carolinexelizabeth's review

lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

3.25

liia's review

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.75

i enojoyed it! dropping in and out of the vignettes confused the chronology (was there even a plot? does it even matter?) but i find gornick's musings so insightful! reminded me that you only find stories when you leave the house. 

caty_murray's review against another edition

funny reflective medium-paced

3.5

lea_shiny's review

reflective relaxing slow-paced

3.0

Didn't like as much as I thought I would. Some parts were very beautifully written, some parts  stuck with me, while others had an odd tone.  
No structure or overarching story, just vibes. 

ajlane's review

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

4.0

the_llawma's review

lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.5