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A review by raejeana
Hotel by Joanna Walsh
4.0
A series of experiments gone very, very well. At times a play, at times memoir, at times a postcard.
I knew I would love this from the scene in which the author is in conversation with the French hotel owner and hears "guest" as "ghost", and continues to use them interchangeably.
This is a fresh prose that draws inspiration from many sources and still maintains its uniqueness in voice. Small language choices like "I thread my clothes on, obedient" went far.
The plays didn't do much for me, I'll admit, as it was incredibly interwoven with Freud's case study of Dora, which I have never acquainted myself with. Haven't had much interest in doing so, quite frankly. This does tell me that there's more that this book wanted to give me. Because I wasn't in a place to receive this, however, they were lost on me and at times easy to gloss over.
I'm impressed with this work. A breath-taking meditation on the concept of home and transition. A little, busy book that moves a lot.
I knew I would love this from the scene in which the author is in conversation with the French hotel owner and hears "guest" as "ghost", and continues to use them interchangeably.
This is a fresh prose that draws inspiration from many sources and still maintains its uniqueness in voice. Small language choices like "I thread my clothes on, obedient" went far.
The plays didn't do much for me, I'll admit, as it was incredibly interwoven with Freud's case study of Dora, which I have never acquainted myself with. Haven't had much interest in doing so, quite frankly. This does tell me that there's more that this book wanted to give me. Because I wasn't in a place to receive this, however, they were lost on me and at times easy to gloss over.
I'm impressed with this work. A breath-taking meditation on the concept of home and transition. A little, busy book that moves a lot.