![]() Heti is self-deprecating about an admittedly self-indulgent approach, and so funny on topics like mansplaining. In general, I alternated between sniggering (especially at the ugly painting competition) and feeling seen: Sheila expects fate to decide things for her God forbid she should ever have to make an actual choice. The sex scenes are gratuitous and kinda gross. Here Sheila is working in a hair salon while trying to finish her play – some absurdist dialogue is set out in script form – and hanging out with artists like her best friend Margaux. Heti writes autofiction about writers dithering about their purpose in life. How Should a Person Be? by Sheila Heti (2012): My second from Heti, after Motherhood both landed with me because they nail aspects of my state of mind. ![]() Bonus: I get my Post-its back, and can reshelve the books so they get packed sensibly for our upcoming move. In every case, the book earned a spot on the pile because I felt it was worth a review, but I’ll stick to a brief paragraph on why each was memorable. I think the ‘oldest’ of the set below is the Olson, which I started reading in November 2019. Some have been residing there for an embarrassingly long time since I finished reading them others were only recently added to the stack but had previously languished on my set-aside shelf. ![]() On top of the CPU sit piles of books waiting to be reviewed. ![]() ![]() I do all my composition on an ancient PC (unconnected to the Internet) in a corner of our lounge. ![]()
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