Dept of Speculation
by Jenny Offill
Taste attributes: dramapsychologicalfresh & originalrealisticlinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiptroubled leadsself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeA grounded, stirring novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
"Dept. of Speculation is a portrait of a marriage. It is also a beguiling rumination on the mysteries of intimacy, trust, faith, knowledge, and the condition of universal shipwreck that unites us all. Jenny Offill's heroine, referred to in these pages as simply "the wife," once exchanged love letters with her husband, postmarked Dept.
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- Author
- Jenny Offill
- Published
- 2014
- Pages
- 186
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