Open City on “Subway Stack Staples”, a list by Marcus Hale on TheLysts.
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Author
Teju Cole
Genre
Literary fiction
Vibe
Wandering, quiet, low-key devastating
Best read on
A slow A or C ride when you don’t mind missing your transfer
My take
Feels like walking alone at 2 a.m. with every ugly and beautiful thought turned up to ten; the plot is almost background noise to how precisely he nails that drifting city-headspace.
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