pickI really enjoyed De Kretser‘s writing, especially her descriptions. The Lost Dog is about Tom who loses his dog and the things he discovers about himself, his family and his love interest over the days that his dog is missing. The central message for me from the book is that it is neither possible nor necessary to know everything, especially about significant others. As Tom discovers this the reader is simultaneously forced to accept this as well.
“It would always be possible to stroll around d to the back of knowledge and look at it from the other side.”
“ ‘Those corporate occasions where all men wear their wives.‘ “ Nelly
“Calamities, like moths are drawn to the light. To speak glowingly of Tom was to risk the wrong sort of attention...It became her habit to call attention to her son‘s limitation. Disparagement might mean the opposite of what it says; it might be a form of love. Only, it is difficult for the disparaged to construe it as such.”
“Charity, as those who have endured it know, is not easily distinguished from control.”
“She possesses the despot‘s talent for representing oppression as benevolence, and was herself entirely swayed by the performance.”
“Nelly Atwood failed the first universal test of womanliness, which is to appear meek. She failed the first Australian test of virtue, which is to appear ordinary.”
First read of 2020, I like her writing style and use of pace so far.
Australia and Sri Lanka. 🇦🇺 🇱🇰
Just because I think we could all use a heaping helping of goodness and light - these are the 2 NYPD officers who followed Bella for 2 HOURS before they managed to snag her and bring her back to the precinct. My heart is so full. 🤗 ❤️
Bella has been found! She is at a local police precinct!
Apologies for the non-book post but if you live or work in Brooklyn, can you please keep your eyes peeled for sweet Bella? She is my friend Kari‘s dog. She is about 15 and the sweetest dog you will ever meet. The only person I can think to tag is @swishandflick
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