The Lonely City
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The Lonely City

by Olivia Laing

2016•Documentary•315 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricateglossyenclosedemotive & stirringtroubled leadssocial commentaryunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA grounded non-fiction book that is inventive, serious and slow-paced. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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About This Book

"You can be lonely anywhere, but there is a particular flavor to the loneliness that comes from living in a city, surrounded by thousands of strangers. The Lonely City is a roving cultural history of urban loneliness, centered on the ultimate city: Manhattan, that teeming island of gneiss, concrete, and glass. What does it mean to be lonely? How do we live, if we're not intimately involved with another human being?

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryHistoricalTroubled leadsSocial commentaryUnlikely connections

Subjects

LonelinessArtistsPsychologyCity and town lifePsychological aspectsArtists, psychologyART / GeneralCities

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Author
Olivia Laing
Published
2016
Pages
315
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