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Review of the Daunt Books paperback edition (April 22, 2021)
With Sarah Bernstein's recent win of the 2023 Giller Prize and her shortlisting for the 2023 Booker Prize for Study for Obedience, the above interview made me curious to read her first novel, which had been mostly ignored at the time of its release.
I actually found The Coming Bad Days to be more approachable with its academic setting as opposed to the more surreal world of Study for Obedience. There was more humour to it as well, even though there was an overall atmosphere of oppression and disaster which loomed at every turn. I think the dark humour combined with the sense of dread shows in the status update quotes which I noted along the way (which should be available below this review).
I managed to source a copy of the original Daunt Books (UK) paperback release. I wonder whether after the breakthrough success of Study for Obedience that a wider audience may yet discover this first novel as well.
Other Reviews
I highly recommend Paul Fulcher's review on Goodreads which contains links to some interviews with Sarah Bernstein and one of her essays.
A Study in Unknowability by Lauren Elkin, The Guardian, June 3, 2021. ( )