Monday, Sept. 21, 2020--San Antonio
The Friend by Sigrid Nunez is not your usual type of novel. It has a unique format that is more like a memoir (especially since the character telling the story is a female novelist like the writer), but not even that in a traditional sense. It's as if she is writing down her thoughts as memories as they come to her--even in as little as 3 lines at a time. But as the reader gets deeper into the book, you realize that the pieces are all fitting together to tell a story based on her best friend (and probably the love of her life), his dog, death, grief, and life as an artist. BUT, there is a surprise twist just before the end of the story. The novel won the National Book Award for 2018. It is short (just over 200 pages), and intriguing. I gave it 4 out of 5 stars.
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