Intimacies - Katie Kitamura
She read; he will read
Publication Date: July 20, 2021
This is well written and introspective, although initially I wasn’t sure if I liked the writing style. It is almost like stream of consciousness and instead of dialog, the unnamed narrator recounts conversations. The reader is made to privy to various intimacies she has with friends, acquaintances, a lover, a war criminal. Finally, she speaks indirectly to the craziness that has been our political world these last few years.
The book is short, which of course makes it a very fast read. It can easily be completed in an afternoon. Don’t read it too quickly, though, as you will want to think about and savor many of the perceptive observations. After all, this is a book about, among other things, language.
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