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The book was discussed as Liz Moore's earlier novel about a 450‑pound shut‑in in Brooklyn who longs for human connection, with Moore noting she shares the character's instincts and would rewrite him now to explore her own neuroses around food. The hosts highlighted the character's inner life and Moore's personal identification with him.
Episode: ‘The God of the Woods’ Author Liz Moore
The central character in this earlier novel was a 450-pound shut-in living in Brooklyn who desired human connection. The author stated that she thinks of the main character, Arthur, as most like herself in terms of inner voice and worrying about others, though she intentionally made him physically very different.
The central character in an earlier novel, titled Heft, is a 450-pound shut-in in Brooklyn who longs for human connection.
I think Arthur has the same instincts.
Episode: ‘The God of the Woods’ Author Liz Moore
This earlier novel centered on a 450-pound shut-in in Brooklyn who longed for human connection, and the author admitted that she identified with the central character, Arthur, more than any other character she had written. She mentioned that she would write Arthur differently now, perhaps by exploring her own neuroses around food and eating less superficially.
The central character in an earlier novel, titled Heft, is a 450-pound shut-in in Brooklyn who longs for human connection.
I think Arthur has the same instincts.
I would write Arthur differently now.
Episode: Best Of: Novelists Liz Moore & Julian Barnes
It was a novel about a 450pound shutin living in Brooklyn who longs for human connection.
The central character in an earlier novel, titled Heft, is a 450pound shutin in Brooklyn who longs for human connection.