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This is certainly an original concept: memoir being critiqued by a former lover. It is also a study of differing personalities, how they complement and defy each other. Lilia presents for us a memoir of her own, by commenting on the autobiography she finds written by Roland, the father of her eldest daughter Lucy, who Lilia raises with the man she subsequently marries, Gilbert. The levels of convolutedness in this book don't so much entertain or impress me, they just make me tired. I do love the...
I really love Yiyun Li, so this was a bit disappointing. The book is not bad, just long and slow, and I found that the conceit strained. I prefer Li's nonfiction, or her earlier novels.
This book primarily focuses on Lilia, a 81 year old grandmother who has lived a full life she's now exploring using the diary of a former lover. This is a slow burn, which overall was satisfying but, for me, did drag in a couple places. Lilia's interaction with the diary itself includes her relationship with the former lover, but also serves as a launching pad for the exploration of Lilia's life itself and her relationship with her daughter. I very much appreciated that this women wasn't only vi...
i just couldn't do it anymorei didn't like Lilia at all - there is nothing noble or inspiring about being apathetic, rude, and cold about life. this does not make anyone superior or smarter or better. it makes them mean and unlikable. and i couldn't read anymore pages about that. i am not interested in reading a book where the main character shits on other women while spending the entire book (read: her entire life) fixating on a man. maybe it would have gotten better - if there was more insight...
