The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone
Ratings42
Average rating3.6
My review is not indicative of the quality I found the book to be of, but rather my experience reading it. I had this book very very oft suggested to me and others in my demographic, so I really went in hoping to experience some company in the endeavor of loneliness. What I was not expecting, was the book to be about so much other than that. The vast majority of the book was written about the loneliness of several artists throughout the modern era and while those stories were at time captivating and interesting, for a lot of the book I felt like just saying...Okay, go off queen, but what are we saying all this for, again? I found the book lacked a focus that I was expecting from it. Again, while well written and articulated especially I just don't think this book was at all what I was expected and I unfortunately did not leave this feeling any better or relieved about loneliness.
My review is not indicative of the quality I found the book to be of, but rather my experience reading it. I had this book very very oft suggested to me and others in my demographic, so I really went in hoping to experience some company in the endeavor of loneliness. What I was not expecting, was the book to be about so much other than that. The vast majority of the book was written about the loneliness of several artists throughout the modern era and while those stories were at time captivating and interesting, for a lot of the book I felt like just saying...Okay, go off queen, but what are we saying all this for, again? I found the book lacked a focus that I was expecting from it. Again, while well written and articulated especially I just don't think this book was at all what I was expected and I unfortunately did not leave this feeling any better or relieved about loneliness.
