Reading my only pandemic novel

By Simon Demetriou

Review: The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez

Given the proliferation of books about or set during the pandemic, it seems I’m in the minority when it comes to finding the idea of a novel about people enduring lockdown distinctly unappealing. The Vulnerables is, therefore, my first pandemic novel, and while I can’t say I’m in a rush to read another one, that’s more a reflection on me than on the quality of Sigrid Nunez’s latest novel.

What drew me to The Vulnerables was the focus on unlikely relationships.