· Little Scratch by Rebecca Watson Authors have used innumerable methods and styles of writing to describe the physical and mental experience of everyday life in fiction, but Rebecca Watson has developed a technique which feels wholly unique. · What is striking about Little Scratch is Watson’s ability to connect her character’s inner monologue with her physical existence; she is never less than fully embodied. Her mental meanderings Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins. Adapted from Rebecca Watson’s ‘daringly experimental debut’ novel (Guardian), little scratch is a fearless and exhilarating account of a woman’s consciousness over the course of 24 hours. The charged narrative records in precise detail her impressions of a deceptively ordinary day - the daily commute, office politics and a constant barrage of texts on WhatsApp – and as the day goes on, she gradually .
Little Scratch by Rebecca Watson is the account of a day in the life of a young woman trying to function normally whilst processing the fact she's been sexually assaulted. Every thought and movement is relayed from the minute she wakes, through her working day and on to the evening with her boyfriend. J ournalist Rebecca Watson's debut novel Little Scratch takes us through the day of an unnamed young woman working as an assistant in a newsroom who is grappling with the aftermath of sexual. Little Scratch, the debut novel from Rebecca Watson, is kind of like VR but with reading. You become caught up into the thinking patterns of the speaker so much that you might end up having a parallel tangent of your own while you're working your way through hers — it's so fluidly and funnily written.
J ournalist Rebecca Watson’s debut novel Little Scratch takes us through the day of an unnamed young woman working as an assistant in a newsroom who is grappling with the aftermath of sexual. "Rebecca Watson's little scratch is an immersive experience, an exhilarating plunge into the mundanity and the horror and the mundane horror of a day in a life that is not quite right. It's experimental in the best sense of the word: Watson bends form to accommodate a narrator who wants desperately to communicate but cannot quite bring herself to speak.". little scratch is a refreshingly innovative work from Rebecca Watson who uses non-linear typography to depict the thoughts and events competing for her narrator’s attention. This structure is a particularly compelling way to deconstruct the traditionally male-dominated linear form and also reflects the themes Watson explores, primarily the impact of sexual assault on a survivor.
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