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The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.
by Adelle Waldman
OWLs 2020 - 3/5
Ancient Runes - heart on the cover
3.5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
It was better than I expected. I have owned this book for well over 5 years and finally thanks to the readathon I have picked it up.
When I bought it from Daunt books, it was among 4-5 other titles that I picked up that day that have caught my eye - I never really read the synopsis of the books I pick up, I like the mystery. So this cover clearly appealed to me.
I don’t think I would have appreciated this if I had read it in my early 20s, so reading it now, with the my own knowledge and experiences, this was quite an intriguing read.
It dives into the ming of a writer who is sort of dating around, revealing his thoughts through the process. I think I know a couple of men exactly like Nate, I don’t think that’s a good thing. He is unlikeable for most of the novel, yet he is so human and such a man, it is amazing how the author managed to get into a male mind do effortlesly.
Maybe, I am realising that chacter driven stories are not my favourite - I like plot, I like storytelling more than people’s slice of life/moments in time/thoughts and feelings. This is the third book (in a row) that had been an OK read for me, but yes, some bits I would like to come back to, and yet I won’t be thinking about this book as at times it was a chore to read and I have never read a book so slowly, my goodness. It was so densly written, I had to read EVERY. SINGLE. WORD.
Anyway, would I recommend it? Sure, if you’re not afraid to read about life and love of some random giy, give it a go. I think this is like the other version of Norma People by Sally Rooney (that I still need to read
Ancient Runes - heart on the cover
3.5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
It was better than I expected. I have owned this book for well over 5 years and finally thanks to the readathon I have picked it up.
When I bought it from Daunt books, it was among 4-5 other titles that I picked up that day that have caught my eye - I never really read the synopsis of the books I pick up, I like the mystery. So this cover clearly appealed to me.
I don’t think I would have appreciated this if I had read it in my early 20s, so reading it now, with the my own knowledge and experiences, this was quite an intriguing read.
It dives into the ming of a writer who is sort of dating around, revealing his thoughts through the process. I think I know a couple of men exactly like Nate, I don’t think that’s a good thing. He is unlikeable for most of the novel, yet he is so human and such a man, it is amazing how the author managed to get into a male mind do effortlesly.
Maybe, I am realising that chacter driven stories are not my favourite - I like plot, I like storytelling more than people’s slice of life/moments in time/thoughts and feelings. This is the third book (in a row) that had been an OK read for me, but yes, some bits I would like to come back to, and yet I won’t be thinking about this book as at times it was a chore to read and I have never read a book so slowly, my goodness. It was so densly written, I had to read EVERY. SINGLE. WORD.
Anyway, would I recommend it? Sure, if you’re not afraid to read about life and love of some random giy, give it a go. I think this is like the other version of Norma People by Sally Rooney (that I still need to read