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Jun 01, 2017Stargirl_0 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I agree with others that the mystery isn't the author's strong point, but that's not what the book is really about. It's a funny take on writer's groups, dysfunction, loneliness, and a murder mystery. The main character's method of being a misanthrope rather backfires as she can't help but draw people towards her. She's talented, clueless, funny, and sad. Her blog post is hilarious, called "Go Away: A Solipsist's Commonplace Book of Lists", which features lists such as: Funny-Looking Words (lardoon, disembosom, blotto) and Hybrid Novels (Beast in the Jungle Book. On his deathbed, Mowgli is horrified to realize that he has wasted his entire life in the damn jungle).