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Stone Arabia
Stone Arabia: A Novel | Dana Spiotta
3 posts | 8 read | 2 to read
Sharing a close bond that supersedes other relationships, Nic, a fiercely reclusive musician; and Denise, his dedicated sister and solitary audience member, become increasingly isolated in the wake of Nic's obsessive work, a situation that grows vulnerable as the siblings age. By the National Book Award-nominated author of Eat the Document.
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AlizaApp
Stone Arabia: A Novel | Dana Spiotta
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Mehso-so

A woman deals with her eccentric musician brother‘s bad decisions. Maybe I read this at a bad time but I just could not feel anything towards Nik but antipathy. Nothing that bad happened to him. Denise deserved better than orienting her life around a man who never gave her any consideration.

I have heard good things about Dana Spiotta. The writing was good but it did not resonate. I will try one of her other ones instead one day.

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Audrey
Stone Arabia: A Novel | Dana Spiotta
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Mehso-so

This is between a so so and a pan. So so only bc I can appreciate moments of readability in the text but the story telling did nothing for me. Many times I just thought, what's the point? I would have dumped it but it's for book group. Hmmm. Maybe this should be a pan.🙄