This is part of a
Penguin set of books published alongside the 150 anniversary of the
London Underground – slim volumes of around 100 pages.
A Northern Line
Minute refers to the way that the information broads on the platforms
will say your train will arrive in one minute, yet the reality of the
period of time is elastic.
It is a study on
anxiety, the narrator struggles to overcome fear of the Underground
only to find themselves on a train with a brake fire.
I found the account
of the tricks anxiety places on your brain vivid – it is well
pitched – and I was drawn in to the point where I was sharing their
discomfort in a physical way.
This is the first of
this eccentric series and a strong start – I hope the others I have
now ordered life up to it…
No comments:
Post a Comment