Welcome to Litsy!

New audiobook. So far it‘s activist black Brit lesbian (gay) culture information overload, and somehow captivating.

I really enjoyed all the characters in this book and there's great representation. All the stories are somewhat intertwined and it kind of comes together at the end, but, for me, it was all so subtle that it was more like reading a book of short stories than a novel.
Having said that, Evaristo is brilliant and deserves all the praise and attention she is getting. She is an important voice in literature today and I hope her work reaches many people

Currently reading. I know there is so much controversy about the joint Booker Prize win. I really enjoyed The Testaments and am now jumping into this gem. No matter your stance on the win, both women are incredible writers.

24 of the Best Books to Gift to Your Loved Ones in 2019: a post I wrote for Book Riot https://bookriot.com/2019/11/05/best-books-to-gift

My only 5-star read in October was Girl, Woman, Other but most of the rest are solid 4-star reads. Follow the link in my profile to be my friend in Goodreads, where I post all reviews.
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Books Read: 23

Audiobooks: 1
eBooks: 15
Print: 7

Library copy: 3
Personal copy: 4
Review copy: 16

Asia 2019 goal: 2
TBR Explode project: 3

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I thought this one would make a fantastic addition to a Brit Lit course which also included A. Levy's Small Island and Z. Smith's White Teeth. Together they tell a rich story of Britain and its colonial past. The 12 voices of here cover many circles on the intersectional Venn diagram. Radical feminism sits alongside classism and the gender identity politics of a younger generation.
It is a vertiginous undertaking which mostly succeeds.

#GratefulReads Day 1: #LookingForwardToReading these lovelies soonest!

Girl, Woman, Other is not a perfect novel. At times the links could have been stronger or the pacing tighter. I was prepared to lay these moments of inconsistency aside, because this is such an exceptional work of characterisation. It is a novel that celebrates the immensely challenging lived experience of women. This is a story of trauma and crisis, strength and resilience, humility and confidence and the significance of connection.

Loved the writing and the style of this novel. A series of short pieces telling the stories of black women in the UK. This book makes you feel surrounded and caught in the wind of all of these stories. #netgalley

A collection of short vignettes about (mostly) women of colour of many different sexual orientations. The first three quarters of this book were just joyful; I couldn‘t put it down. Towards the end the lack of depth within each story began to pall a little, and I would have preferred more of the stories to be ‘wrapped up‘ not just Penelope‘s who was one of my least favourite women.

Still a fabulous read though, and very deserving of the Booker.

The haul from A Room of One‘s Own today.

Relatable

https://youtu.be/NLgGsKJeXsQ Interview with the author link

The winner of Man Booker Prize "Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo" And "The Testaments Margaret Atwood" read the amazing post writeen by me and Try to "Buy" these "beautiful" books written by eminents...
#WomenPower #womenempower

1) https://www.nikhilbook.com/2019/09/the-testaments-margaret-atwood.html?m=1

2) https://www.nikhilbook.com/2019/10/girl-woman-other-by-bernardine-evaristo.html?...

Can‘t wait to get my hands on Evaristo‘s book when it comes out!!

Well, the Man Booker Prize was just announced! Breaking the official rules, the judges awarded it to two books, The Testaments and Girl, Woman, Other.

Both of these are on my TBR list!
#manbookerprize #manbooker #bookerprize

This year there‘s two winners for the Booker Prize.

I read and loved “Girl, Woman, Other”, so I‘m happy about this winning.
“The Testaments” is still on my tbr, but I‘ve seen a lot of mixed reviews.

Have there ever been two winners before? Does anyone know?
What do you think of the winners?

Well, well, well! Congratulations to the winners. And congratulations especially to Evaristo for being the first black woman to be awarded the prize. I'm surprised that they broke the rules set 30+ years ago to not have any more joint prizes....
I'm really looking forward to reading Evaristo's work but did Atwood really deserve it this time? I haven't read The Testaments but I'm skeptical... Something smells fishy.
#BookerPrize2019

Congratulations Booker Prize winners!! What do you think of the result?

I snuck one more book in from the Booker Prize shortlist before it is awarded tonight. This book doesn't come out in the United States until December 3, but I was able to get a copy from the publisher through Edelweiss. (Review in comments.) ⤵️

Well this is really good

LOVED this book❣️ Interconnected stories that complete a beautiful circle ⭕️ Following mostly woman of color, some straight, some LGBTQIA each with a unique voice and story that makes for a memorable reading experience. Rooting for this #BookerShortList 🏆5 shiny🌟🌟🌟 🌟🌟

All I want to do is read this book but my parents are visiting ( yay) BUT no reading time (boo😩) truthfully, being social is exhausting! Happy Friday, friends 💓

A final @manbookerprize shortlist effort

This book tells the story of 12 very different people-mostly women, mostly black. They‘re also mothers, sisters, daughters, friends and colleagues. As the story progress they may be more connected than first believed.

Beautifully written with hardly any punctuations that gives the story a certain flow.

I think this is a story that will stay with me.

My 8th book from the Booker Longlist and my 4th for #ABookAWeek hosted by @TheReadingMermaid

Getting a late start on #24B4Monday. I was at my parents for dinner last night, and will do the same today.
So not sure how much reading I‘ll actually do this weekend.
This book will by my tbr for the readathon, and if I finish, I‘m sure all find something else to read.

THIS. I can so see myself in this, I don‘t know how many times that I‘ve told friends and colleagues that we should celebrate getting older, because the alternative is so much worse.

And I do celebrate getting older, with a month with books as a gift to myself.

Next up.

This is actually one of this year‘s Booker Longlist books I didn‘t intend to read. Then I heard the author talk about this book on Guardian Books Podcast, and that changed my mind.

Then I heard Simon Savage‘s raving review yesterday on his YouTube channel with the same name, and I decided to start it now.

Some books are mirrors: others are windows. For me, this is a window-book. It tells the stories of 12 people, predominantly women, predominantly of colour, of diverse social standing, all with connections to eachother in some way. I loved its vibrancy! It did verge on preachy from time to time but pulled it back with an ending that was entirely satisfying. I'm happy to see it on the #bookerprize shortlist.

Peeps, the shortlist has been announced! Is your favourite here? Of these, I only have the tagged book stacked (because of Litsy) now I‘ll look up the others as well.
#TheBookerPrize2019

My Booker Prize predictions #bookerprize2019
I have read 6 (nearly), loving tagged book but not yet finished. Of those I've read I have picked 3 which I think deserve shortlisting and for the other 3 I have gone with reviews/hype and those I most want to "have" to read!

Lanny
Lost Children Archive
Girl, Woman, Other
Ducks, Newburyport
The Testaments
10 minutes, 38 seconds

A series of loosely connected stories of (mostly) Black, (mostly) immigrant (mostly) women in England. No one here has an easy life, but they all seem to have an innate sense of hope and an optimism that is refreshing. Is it possibly too optimistic at times? Sure. Did I enjoy every minute of it? I sure did. #BookerPrize 7/13

Thank you so much @bookdepository for my wonderful prize stack from the #xmasinjuly competition. Book mail is the best mail 😍⁣
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We have a book about witches, murder and teenage girls #thefuries , a spine tingling psychological thriller #littledarlings and a long list Booker prize nominee #girlwomanother ⁣
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But where to begin 🤔....⁣
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#bdloves

My first of the booker longlist and absolutely loved this story of 12 women whose lives all are linked in various ways but predominantly by an African heritage. The diverse stories explore sexuality and race and i was totally absorbed by the individual tales which cover every facet of women's lives lived in all ways. It would take me pages to talk abt each individual portrait and I put this book down in awe of a brilliantly crafted book.

#BookerPrize2019

Loved this look at the lives of various (many black) women. Each story has ties to over stories and it was fun looking for the crossover.

Great cast of diverse characters

Full review here https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2950192783

everyone agreed those fellas needed a slap upside their heads and they agreed to focus on women writers of the Caribbean...

Fantastic book: complex mix of lives of black women living in the UK. Opens with a radical playwright finally getting her cha ce at the National, but encompasses domestic violence, young student activists, education and migrant lives. I especially liked that older women's experiences were seem as a valid focus for the book.
Fingers crossed it will at least make the #booker shortlist.

The dilemma of the British university fresher week...

Outside my local bookshop.

Loved this (bar the only reference to bisexuality being about it being a phase hmm) about the variety of black British womens experiences. What really struck me was how beautifully everything linked up, how everyone‘s lives came together to form something bigger, and the ending which I won‘t give away about connection, legacy and identity which was so satisfying and touching. I‘d love for this to make the shortlist. #bookerprize2019 longlist 9/13

Well this is my fifth day ill and I am very bored. I went to work and came home in less than an hour :/ seems to be a bit of a nasty virus, I think I‘m on the mend overall but it‘s a slower process than I hoped. Might not be able to work tomorrow and that is Just Too Many days at home. At least it says something good about my work that I miss it when I can‘t be there! Thursday I‘m getting the train to France so hopefully I‘ll be good by then 🤞

The key topics, race and gender, are told through 12 strong, complex, more or less connected women of different age, classes, heritage, race ... in a very interesting prose and structured composition. Despite its difficult topics, this novel brings warmth, humanity and great perspective on marginal groups in our society. Strong story, spiced with humor. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #BookerPrize2019

A book rich in ideas, at times (often!) very funny, the lives of 12 characters seen from their own viewpoint. I learned a lot, laughed often, was very moved often. A powerful experience! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ali Smith is quoted on the front cover: ‘Bernadine Evaristo can take any story from any time and turn it into something vibrating with life.‘