Scaffolding

by Lauren Elkin · read January 13, 2026

Review

Paris, psychoanalysis, a nonexistent plot — this novel had everything I want from a book. It made me very curious about Lacan.

So I wonder if you ever really loved me, or only went with this deep wordless feeling that you called love but that is actually a void that can never be filled.

Julia Rodenburg © 2026