Florian reviewed Leaving the Atocha Station by Ben Lerner
Mixed feelings about this one
3 stars
Parts of the book were very funny and well written, but I was annoyed that the narrator whining all the time while also failing upward.
Ben Lerner: Leaving the Atocha Station (2023, Granta Books)
English language
Published 2023 by Granta Books.
Leaving the Atocha Station (2011) is the debut novel by American poet and critic Ben Lerner. It won the 2011 Believer Book Award.
Parts of the book were very funny and well written, but I was annoyed that the narrator whining all the time while also failing upward.
DNF on page 45, as excited as I was for a story set in Madrid, this ain't it.
A plunge into the depths of imposter syndrome. I imagine the author felt healed by writing this.