#560 Eleanor- Sheila Heti
This is a very odd story, playing in a surreal kind of
world.
-Eleanor’s Grandmother is suffering from dementia.
-She has a stroke that she blames on Eleanor.
-Grandmother falls down two flights of stairs, an act that
is witnessed by Tim.
-Tim’s friends are jealous that they didn’t see it.
-Tim is a kind of depressed kid that kicks rocks at cars.
-Grandmother wrote a will on a notebook…she leaves
everything funny to Tim.
-Eleanor has a date…but only if he agrees to buy her ice
cream.
-Her date runs at her screaming her name.
-He brought her a gift…it was a six-colored beanie.
-She doesn’t like the gift…”It didn’t even make her laugh.”
-“This is my fucking life.”
I like what this story tries to do, but I thin it falls a
little short—or else I just didn’t get it (always a strong
possibility).
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