408. Good Morning, Midnight

Good Morning, Midnight
Jean Rhys
1939
Around 210 pages

And we are back to abject human misery with this novel, although I enjoyed this much more than Grapes (that's a nickname I'm trying out, we'll see if it sticks). I'm sure Virginia Woolf would have loved this.

Sasha Jansen returns to Paris after the death of her child and an unhappy marriage. She drinks too much and has bad hair. That's relatable, maybe uncomfortably so. She's also living in a city that is just as lost as she is.

So obviously a sad story, but I didn't feel like Rhys was wallowing in the misery like some of our other depression peddlers. Short and bittersweet.

RATING: ***--

Interesting Facts:

The novel wasn't well received after its initial release, but gained popularity after it was made into a radio play. The past was so boring.

Title comes from an Emily Dickinson poem.

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