2007: #34 – The Lucky Ones (Rachel Cusk)
Book #34 was The Lucky Ones by Rachel Cusk. The back of the book reads:
A young pregnant mother wrestles with an utterly changed life; a new father searches for a sign of the man he used to be; a daughter yearns for a lost childhood; and a mother reaches out in bewilderment to a child she can’t fully understand. A rare novel that illuminates “the bustling concourses of life” without sacrificing emotional depth and complexity, The Lucky Ones confirms Rachel Cusk’s place among our most incisive writers.
I didn’t get this. What I saw here was 5 loosely interconnected stories about some very unhappy people. I didn’t see the “luck” anywhere. I’m kind of sorry I read this, for it was rather depressing and I don’t think it said anything good about children at all. I’m glad it was short so I didn’t waste more than a day on it.
Page count: 228 | Word count: 69,024
I read one of Cusk’s earlier novels. It was terrible. The story was alright but it was obvious that the author was just verbally showboating, using nice big words to feel and appear smart. I vowed never to read her again.
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