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A review by caseythereader
The Loneliness Files by Athena Dixon
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Thanks to Tin House for the free copy of this book.
- THE LONELINESS FILES was a book that unexpectedly knocked the air out of me. I did not expect to connect so frequently with Dixon’s descriptions of what it feels like to be lonely even when you’re always connected.
- The book begins with what are essentially case studies and slowly morphs into memoir.
- I particularly liked the exploration of how a person can feel lonely even when they have connections and relationships and knows they are loved by others. It’s something I think about a lot, how constant connectedness can paradoxically make interactions more shallow.
- THE LONELINESS FILES was a book that unexpectedly knocked the air out of me. I did not expect to connect so frequently with Dixon’s descriptions of what it feels like to be lonely even when you’re always connected.
- The book begins with what are essentially case studies and slowly morphs into memoir.
- I particularly liked the exploration of how a person can feel lonely even when they have connections and relationships and knows they are loved by others. It’s something I think about a lot, how constant connectedness can paradoxically make interactions more shallow.
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