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I read the fiction part first, and now there is no way to redo and try it anew beginning with NF. I do NOT have advice (other than to say that the print does have note on copyright page in front of NF sideā€¦) I honestly had to go review my notes on Biography of X to recall if I liked it or not, maybe ā€˜respect and being intrigued by‘ is positive enough. As to šŸ’­ on this one, I found it fascinating. #Nov2025 Book 108 #ToBLL26 #ToB #Library

I love when books link: The Portable Veblen had some passages about relationships as well as philosophy ā€œthere is no past and no future- only nowā€ and this book also explores existentialism.

Bottom image: ā€œI was living so intensely in the present that the future had no meaning.ā€

In snapshot upper left: ā€œeven the copy on the peanut butter jar tried to offer adviceā€” Separation is naturalā€”ā€œ šŸ¤£

Is this the front cover or the back? I am so conflicted about which end to start šŸ˜† #ToBLongList26 or is it 25? Ack #ToB #MemoirVSFiction #Both!

I really like the approach of this book, having a nonfiction and a fiction segment that reflect one another. The problem for me is that I found the NF section compelling but didn‘t much like the fiction section, which I felt was all over the place in a bad way. #TOB2026

I‘m a definite Lacey fan and I loved this one. A brilliant structure - memoir and fiction that mirror each other in slightly off-kilter ways - gives insight into the ways writers‘ experiences make their way into their fiction. Thoughts on love, friendship, and heartbreak. Thoughts on writing and fiction and faith. I love Lacey‘s writing style and creativity with form. #TOB2026

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Well. That is a book.
I do not believe this is a book to tackle on audio. There is a monotone to the narrator, mixed with a stream of consciousness that makes it hard to digest. This is going to be a book I have no memory reading even though this very short read took me three days - I turned it off each time my mind started to wonder
Not for me

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Short but not so sweet for me. I believe this is ā€œpart fiction and part nonfictionā€ to avoid repercussions the author may face if it was published as purely nonfiction. It‘s about a relationship, and I don‘t find it particularly memorable.

Such an interesting book with often beautiful writing and little nuggets of truth and wisdom. Lacey wanted to write about the dissolution of an emotionally abusive relationship but her UK publisher told her what she wanted to write would not fly with the libel laws there. So she wrote two accounts: one fiction, one nonfiction. Here they're published together in one book, where you can start with either story, neither of which are "the truth".

I don't know how to feel. Maybe audio was the wrong format for this one? Just did not land for me. The ambition inherent in the form (pairing fiction and nonfic to excavate something deeper) fascinates me and I'd love to read further authors playing in this mode. I read the memoir bit first and it was fine, the fiction section didn't land for me at all. I think it's a fascinating conversation to be had but in this instance it did not resonate.