Intimacy (1001 book)
7 journalers for this copy...
"Jay is leaving his partner and their two sons. As the long night before his departure unfolds he remembers the ups and downs of his relationships with Susan. In an unforgettable, and often pitiless, reflection of their time together he analyses the agonies and the joys of trying to make a life with another person."
A sad, brilliant novel.
A sad, brilliant novel.
Thanks so much for your donation Annimanni!
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Arrived today thanks to Annimanni for posting it x
Not sure if I liked this or not. If he had seemed less pretentious I would have felt for his situation. Yet he was walking out without giving his wife or sons any explanation. I thought he seemed like such a wimp! Thanks for sharing Annimani, returning this to 1001 book shelf
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Thanks, arrived today. Will read soon!
I wonder if I am having the following reaction because I am a woman, but I reall felt more sympathy towards his wife, Susan, than with Jay. I spent a lot of the time wanting to slap him out of his self-indulgence, though I did want to know if he'd finally have the balls to walk out - especially when he kept setting up little test for her, putting the blame really on her. I suppose it is more personal, especially as it reads as an internal monologue. Not his best, but worth a read.
Back to the Library.
Read as part of Librarything's 999 Challenge - 1001 Category
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I wonder if I am having the following reaction because I am a woman, but I reall felt more sympathy towards his wife, Susan, than with Jay. I spent a lot of the time wanting to slap him out of his self-indulgence, though I did want to know if he'd finally have the balls to walk out - especially when he kept setting up little test for her, putting the blame really on her. I suppose it is more personal, especially as it reads as an internal monologue. Not his best, but worth a read.
Back to the Library.
Read as part of Librarything's 999 Challenge - 1001 Category
See here for my 999 Challenge list
Journal Entry 7 by 1001-library from Helsinki, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Monday, February 16, 2009
This book is now back on the 1001 library bookshelf and can be borrowed by PMing soffitta1:)
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To be sent to Bestfriends.
Journal Entry 9 by bestfriends from - Ergens in de provincie, Gelderland Netherlands on Tuesday, April 28, 2009
In my mailbox today. Thanks for making this available and for sending it to me.
Journal Entry 10 by bestfriends from - Ergens in de provincie, Gelderland Netherlands on Wednesday, April 29, 2009
I had only just started a new read when this arrived. I put it aside to start reading this because when I paged through it, I was drawn in immediately. So much so that I finished it in only two sittings (It's a short read: 128 pages).
I never read anything else by this author before, but I certainly will now. I was very impressed. A poignant, honest and thought provoking story that will stay with me for a long time!! I loved the direct, narrative style of writing. Great read!
Available for library members again.
I never read anything else by this author before, but I certainly will now. I was very impressed. A poignant, honest and thought provoking story that will stay with me for a long time!! I loved the direct, narrative style of writing. Great read!
Available for library members again.
Journal Entry 11 by 1001-library from Helsinki, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Wednesday, April 29, 2009
This book is now back on the 1001 library bookshelf and can be borrowed by PMing bestfriends:)
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to Lottiota in Swansea by mail
to Lottiota in Swansea by mail
Received this morning, thank you. :) This is already available, as I am storing it to help bestfriends save shelf-space!
This book is now back on the 1001 library bookshelf and can be borrowed by PMing Lottiotta:)
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Journal Entry 15 by Lottiotta at A fellow BookCrosser, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases on Monday, March 29, 2010
Released 14 yrs ago (3/27/2010 UTC) at A fellow BookCrosser, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases
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Sending this to Davros-10, who requested it from the 1001-library. I got the Dirk Gently books from him, too. :)
Sending this to Davros-10, who requested it from the 1001-library. I got the Dirk Gently books from him, too. :)
Thank you Lottiotta. I would have been happy with any one of these books, so it was quite a (lovely) surprise to receive all three.