The Book of Ayn
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The Book of Ayn is a novel by Australian writer Lexi Freiman. It was published by Catapult in November 2023.
Plot
The novel's main character, Anna, is a 39-year-old novelist who is
Reception
In a review for The New Yorker, Katy Waldman compares The Book of Ayn to the earlier novel Two Girls, Fat and Thin by Mary Gaitskill, which focuses on a woman who follows a Rand-like character. Waldman says that both novels "mock their characters, but they also argue that egoism can be nourishing and even generative".[1] In The Washington Post, Maddie Crum praises Freiman's skill for writing comedy.[2] In the Los Angeles Times, Ryan Chapman calls the book "one of the funniest and unruliest novels in ages".[3] The novel was also reviewed in Kirkus Reviews,[4] The New Republic,[5] The New York Times,[6] and The Wall Street Journal.[7]
References
- ^ Waldman, Katy (November 21, 2023). "The Surprising Sweetness of the Ayn Rand Fangirl Novel". The New Yorker. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ Crum, Maddie (November 21, 2023). "The Book of Ayn Pokes Fun at Cancel Culture". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ Chapman, Ryan (November 14, 2023). "A 'Canceled' Author Falls for a Cringe Icon in The Book of Ayn (Rand, of Course)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "The Book of Ayn". Kirkus Reviews. August 10, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ Martin, Kristen (January 11, 2024). "The Book of Ayn Trolls Us All". The New Republic. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ Tanner, Alexandra (November 11, 2023). "A Gamy Picaresque for the Age of the Notes-App Apology". The New York Times. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ Sacks, Sam (November 29, 2023). "Fiction: The Book of Ayn by Lexi Freiman". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
External links
- Interview with Freiman about the novel, by Christopher Bollen in Interview magazine