![]() As a condition of his release he has to see a therapist once a week, and it's through those brief meetings that we learn about his past. ![]() We learn early on that he has recently been released from a psych ward, where he was placed after trying to hang himself in the park. ![]() That was the case with Rawi Hage's Cockroach.Ĭockroach is set in Montreal in the winter and it follows the story of an unnamed narrator who is an immigrant from an unnamed country. On the rare occasion, though, I realize that the discomfort is intentional, and even if I don't particularly enjoy the main character, I still become a little attached. Generally, though, I slog through and either it gets better and I'm glad I did, or I never quite connect but I finish nonetheless. That said, every once in a while I start a book and think Oh shoot, this is not what I want to be reading. ![]() Usually, that's not a problem because I'm a pretty quick reader and I'm pretty choosey about what I read. I try really hard not to give up on a book once I've started it. ![]()
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