Questions About Second Place

by Rachel Cusk

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Answered Questions (3)

Who in the world is Jeffers?

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Am I the ONLY ONE who finds the narrator incredibly irritating and pretentious? I'm in the middle of the book and will keep reading but I can't believe no one else says this.

Emily You're not alone!
Goodness gracious. This is not a story but an unbearable self-analysis and navel-gazing. Poor Jeffers having to listen to all this.
I…moreYou're not alone!
Goodness gracious. This is not a story but an unbearable self-analysis and navel-gazing. Poor Jeffers having to listen to all this.
I fought my way to page 124 but it just bores me. A bad buy. (less)

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I started listening to this book and didn't get it...do I need to physically read it? Is that a me problem?

J.l. Mcgrath I can only imagine the pretentious actor voices if they try to represent the book! It's not a fun novel. The plot sounds so full of potential but Cusk…moreI can only imagine the pretentious actor voices if they try to represent the book! It's not a fun novel. The plot sounds so full of potential but Cusk's POV bothers me somehow.(less)

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