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Miriam Toews

All My Puny Sorrows

All My Puny Sorrows

A novel by Miriam Toews about the relationship between two sisters, one of whom is a world-renowned pianist struggling with severe depression.

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  • Morgan Warren
    Morgan WarrenFirst to rec

    “i am deeply in love with Toews”

    11
  • Kate
    Kate

    “Follows two sisters - one, an accomplished pianist who wants more than anything to die, and the other, a screw-up who is trying desperately for her to stay alive. It's dark but also deeply funny, just like life. I am very close to my sister and this novel is the closest I've come to showing that love, even with all its pain, written out.”

    41
  • Lyndsey
    Lyndsey

    “If you want to laugh and cry in the span of a few sentences, this one is for you.”

    1
  • Charley
    Charley

    “Miriam Toews is the GOAT. So fucking funny, so sad, unparalleled descriptions of faces.”

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