Alina Simone Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/reviews/authors/alina-simone/ Connecting Books and Readers One Review at a Time Mon, 25 Jun 2018 21:19:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cropped-books-on-table-2-150x150.jpg Alina Simone Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/reviews/authors/alina-simone/ 32 32 38398750 Note to Self https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2013/06/note-to-self/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2013/06/note-to-self/#respond Fri, 28 Jun 2013 07:22:32 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=1843 While it seems to be a contradiction in terms to describe a novel as both sharp and sluggish, it applies (in the best way) to Alina Simone’s debut, Note to Self. She melds the jagged edge anxiety of an unemployed woman in NYC with the ennui that means getting out of bed is a Herculean […]

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