The Lodgers

The strength of this book lies in its rendition of two different structures or points of view. One involves the narrator visiting her childhood home, while the other imagines someone else referred to as “you” inhabiting places as a lodger (places where she might have lived herself in the past, but it isn't clear). The concept is quite novel, and I liked it. However, ultimately, I didn't find much meaning in the chapters formed as “slice of life” (both the main narrator and the second mystery person whom the MC refers to as “you”). I enjoyed the exploration of belonging (both in a static place and in a stable relationship) and the difficulties of forming human connections with a nomadic existence.
Rating: 3.5/5
Thanks to Granta publications and netgalley for the ARC!!