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The Man Who Saw Everything
The Man Who Saw Everything | Deborah Levy
An electrifying and audacious novel about beauty, envy, and carelessness by Deborah Levy, two-time Man Booker Prize finalist. It is 1988 and Saul Adler, a narcissistic young historian, has been invited to Communist East Berlin to do research; in exchange, he must publish a favorable essay about the German Democratic Republic. As a gift for his translator's sister, a Beatles fanatic who will be his host, Saul's girlfriend will shoot a photograph of him standing in the crosswalk on Abbey Road, an homage to the famous album cover. As he waits for her to arrive, he is grazed by an oncoming car, which changes the trajectory of his life--and this story of good intentions and reckless actions. The Man Who Saw Everything is about the difficulty of seeing ourselves and others clearly. It greets the specters that come back to haunt old and new love, previous and current incarnations of Europe, conscious and unconscious transgressions, and real and imagined betrayals, while investigating the cyclic nature of history and its reinvention by people in power. Here, Levy traverses the vast reaches of the human imagination while artfully blurring sexual and political binaries--feminine and masculine, East and West, past and present--to reveal the full spectrum of our world.
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sarahbarnes
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Levy is easily one of my favorite writers. I enjoyed this one for her exquisite writing style, but the story didn‘t draw me in as much as some of her other books. Time is fluid in the story and I liked the softness of the borders between reality and imagination as the book progressed.

BarbaraBB I remember enjoying this but can‘t remember much now 🤷🏻‍♀️ 7mo
youneverarrived One of my favourites too. Still need to read this one though. 7mo
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ClairesReads
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Deborah Levy is such a clever writer, and this novel is her at her tricksy best. The Man Who Saw Everything is a novel of fragmented memories and fragmented histories. It‘s not always (in fact almost never) straightforward. It‘s timelines, places, and characters are complicated and multilayered. At every moment I was very aware that what we perceived was only one version of what might have been happening.

Tamra How intriguing! Stacked 1y
sarahbarnes Great review! I‘ve had a copy of this for awhile and I love Levy - this is making me want to get to it soon! 1y
ClairesReads @Tamra hope you enjoy! 1y
ClairesReads @sarahbarnes thank you. I can‘t believe this was on my radar but unread for so long. Hope you enjoy it when you get to it. 1y
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rachaich
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Intricately written and amazing to read.
However, I'm not sure if I totally got the concept... 😏🙄🤨

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rachaich
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A rather interesting blurb, though feel it'll be more complicated 😉😉😉.

Plus a sleepy cat 🐱🐱

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canbku
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Mehso-so

I'm not sure I know what was happening.

JamieArc When I googled the book ans read a bunch of reviews after I finished, I realized just how much went over my head! 4y
Graywacke Read it again. Seriously. Within about an hour it should click, and you have a new book to read. 4y
canbku @Graywacke I believe you. I really enjoyed the world of the book even though it was bonkers. I kinda predicted the twist, though? 4y
Graywacke @canbku i finished without any idea of the twist.😊 Actually it was really frustrating and confusing... 🙂 4y
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canbku
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Giving this one a try as I finish up Deutschland 89. Any other "Berlin Wall" recs?

Graywacke No, but enjoy. One of my favorites last year, but i had to read it twice to get it. 4y
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BekaReid
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In this story of a historian who has lost his own personal history, there are gaps in how Saul tells his own story. We rely on other characters fill in those gaps resulting in more of a fragmented multiple narration. One of the themes I found most interesting in reading this book was what we see versus what we fail to see, and how much of what that is seen by and through those around us. (Abbey Road is a key setting in the novel.)

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erzascarletbookgasm
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The story begins with young, beautiful Saul Adler being hit by a car while crossing Abbey Road. As it progresses, from London to East Berlin, things become surreal & a bit confusing. But we are captured by Saul‘s musings & fragmented memories. As we read on, the truth is revealed, little clues are explained. Blurring past-present, with recurring themes of politics, sexuality, this is a clever novel with beautiful prose, some moving great lines, ⬇️

erzascarletbookgasm ... & ponders on perspective, memory. The story of a self-absorbed, vain, careless man, who learnt to confront realities & realised how his behaviour affects others.
#Booked2020 #RedWhiteOrBlueTypeOnCover
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Cinfhen Your review makes me want to read this book!!! Do you think it‘s #BookClubWorthy ??? 4y
TrishB Great review 👍🏻 4y
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Kalalalatja What @TrishB said 👏👏 4y
batsy Yup, lovely review! I loved Levy's Hot Milk and very much want to read this. 4y
erzascarletbookgasm @TrishB @Kalalalatja @batsy 😘 My first by the author, I‘ll definitely look up her others. @Cinfhen I‘m guessing your book club will get mixed reviews on this. I see lots of topics for discussion but this may not be the book for someone who likes a linear narrative. 4y
Cinfhen Ok, thanks!!! I‘ll hold off suggesting it for bookclub ❤️ 4y
sarahbarnes Great review! I loved Hot Milk and will have to read this one! 4y
CarolynM Great review❤️ 4y
erzascarletbookgasm @sarahbarnes @CarolynM 🤗 thanks and I just discovered I own Hot Milk tbr, so glad! 4y
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sisilia
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3⭐️ What a bizzare novel! It took me a while to understand what this is all about 😅 It‘s a story about human connection, and how one‘s memories of love and sorrow weigh on a person; packed nicely like a puzzle box

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sisilia
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Is this sci-fi or what? 😅

BarbaraBB It‘s good, but you have to hold on a little longer! 4y
sisilia Haha ok.. it‘s so confusing. Thanks @BarbaraBB 4y
BarbaraBB I know, but there‘s a twist halfway and I ended up really enjoying it! 4y
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LL1964
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This was such a puzzle but I enjoyed every minute of it!

LL1964 Thank you. I‘ve been on regularly for a year but never posted before. 4y
Eggs Welcome to Litsy 🥳 4y
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Dolly
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This book made it into the #2 spot on my list of the BookTubePrize. I loved the complexity, the puzzling scenes, and the thought provoking writing. Unfortunately not all judges thought this way. It‘s been eliminated from the next round ☹️.
2. The Man Who Saw Everything 🚫
3. Dominicana 🚫
4. The Starless Sea 🚫
5. Middle England ✨
6. Patsy. ✨

CarolynM I think this is a significantly better book than Boy Swallows Universe. 5y
Dolly I was sad that it was eliminated. 🤷🏼‍♀️It‘s one of the few books I will reread. 5y
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Kazzie
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Enjoyed it. The first have is more straightforward, the second half is half dream half reality, up to the reader to decide what‘s actually happening/happened or what Saul is imagining - he‘s an unreliable narrator. Really liked the character of Jennifer

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andrew61
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I loved Hot Milk so i looked fwd to finding where the author was going to take me + she didn't disappoint.The book begins in 1988 where beautiful saul adler is knocked down on the abbey Road crossing, goes back to his g/f photographer's flat, b4 visiting E Germany to fall in love with br + sr walter & luna. The 2nd half is dream like as in 2018 in hospital saul is visited by his past. Gr8 writing, good read that explores memory + sexuality.

Cathythoughts Book sounds good. And what a cute 🐶 5y
squirrelbrain I loved Hot Milk too (listened on audio only recently). I‘ll look out for this one 👍😁 5y
batsy Cute doggo 😍 5y
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Abailliekaras
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Tuesday night after finishing an intensive 5 day company directors course! 🤓 📖 I‘ve just started this and am a little confused so far ... 😬

BarbaraBB Just wait til your halfway! 5y
Abailliekaras @BarbaraBB does it get better? I‘m not enjoying it at all! 😬 5y
BarbaraBB It does - I think. If you can manage, read to the halfway point. Then you‘ll know what the book is up to! 5y
Abailliekaras @BarbaraBB thank you, now I‘m intrigued! 5y
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Graywacke
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It turns out this is a book you have to read twice. It‘s really good both times, but it‘s practically two different books.

I was confused but really intrigued, so I listened a second time and it clicked, the main thing I was missing. And suddenly the perspective changes, and with the same words I have a very different book with different fascinating things to think about.

(That‘s the Berlin wall obscuring the distant part of Abby Road)

Graywacke Oh stop, I‘m not giving away anything! 5y
erzascarletbookgasm Intriguing! 5y
Hooked_on_books I can‘t tell you how much I love what‘s under your spoiler tag. You‘re a riot! 😆 5y
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Tamra 😆 5y
Tanisha_A Hahahah. That spoiler tag 😁 5y
Graywacke @erzascarletbookgasm it‘s really terrific. 5y
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Graywacke
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“It‘s like this, Saul Addler...”
“It‘s like this, Jennifer Moreau...”

It‘s like this, Daniel, you didn‘t get it. You may have enjoyed the mystery, touched the humanity, the sensuality, watched, stunned, the selfishness, found it beautiful, reflected on East Germany, and put a lot of effort into thinking about the psychology, but you still didn‘t get it. (I did enjoy trying. Might listen a second time and see what comes out of it.)

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BookwormDownUnder
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It‘s here! Thanks @LeeRHarry I‘ll keep it going.

LeeRHarry 👏😊 5y
Rissreads Oooooo how exciting! That makes 4 of us now! That makes me happy, sharing the love ❤️ 5y
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Emilymdxn
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I always adore Deborah Levy and this wasn‘t a disappointment. I didn‘t love it as much as Hot Milk, but then that is a very high standard to hold books to! I loved how time scattered apart and rearranged itself and there were times I wasn‘t sure what decade I was in, the writing was beautiful and I‘m SO here for all the bisexual representation in the world. Highly recommend, but don‘t read if you want a clear page turning plot lol

IrishColleen I had to look into Hot Milk after reading this. 😊 5y
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readingjedi
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This suffered from 'Wrong book, wrong time' syndrome for me. I came to it craving entertainment and a rip roaring story that I could expend the minimum brain power on. This is pretty much the opposite. The writing is beautiful, the sentences gorgeously constructed, the themes intelligently presented but it needs Reading with a big R & I really wasn't in that place. My bad.

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Lindy
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“While he listened to my heart murmur and mope, I understood his ears were the listening device hidden inside and outside his head.” This looping, layered novel explores the many ways of seeing and being watched. The bisexual character of the title does not see much. He is beautiful and extremely self-absorbed. Levy‘s lithe, warm prose playfully reveals his gradual realization of how his behaviour affects others & how he fits in the world. #LGBTQ

Aimeesue This was a great read. Probably deserves a second read to see how it was done, but holidays. Maybe later! 5y
Lindy @Aimeesue As I pulled out the sticky notes that I used to flag passages, I found the early signs that Levy gives readers to alert us to the fact that she is playing with time, and I relished her writing even more. (edited) 5y
batsy Lovely review. I've only read Hot Milk but there's something special about Levy's writing, so I'm stacking this one! 5y
Lindy @batsy I also recommend her memoirs and 5y
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Lindy
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His white shirt was ironed and starched, the collar pinned with a single blue topaz in the shape of a rose. Perhaps it was blue because I was looking at it. I was black and blue all over. My hair was black and I was blue inside.

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Lindy
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He and I had both been very lonely in our teenage years in East Berlin and East London. I had suffered in the care of my authoritarian father and he had suffered in the care of his authoritarian fatherland.

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Lindy
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He did not speak spontaneously, certainly not the first thoughts that came to mind. Perhaps he said the third thought that came to mind.
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Lindy
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To make it worse, I was physically weaker than my brother & sometimes wore an orange silk tie when I kept our father company in the pub. I once heard him order a pint of bitter for himself & a ‘glass of red for the nancy boy.‘ The barman asked my father if he was ok with merlot, & handed me the pint of bitter. As a compromise, I laid off the mascara when I attended his talks at Communist Party meetings […]

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Lindy
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I had been up all night writing a lecture on the psychology of male tyrants and I‘d made a start with the way Stalin flirted with women by flicking bread at them across the dinner table.

marleed It seems so wrong to hit the heart here! 5y
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BookishTrish
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One of those rare beautiful book where you get to the end and want to begin again.

Lindy I just finished this yesterday and I know exactly how you feel. 😊 5y
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Redheadrambles
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My final book to read from this years Booker longlist and there might have been a reason I held off for so long. I must have intuited Levy was not for me. In actual fact I liked the writing but I found the entire thing very “meh” as a whole as well as needlessly obtuse. It is quite an emotionally “cold” book but luckily it is short !

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JennyM
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This was a beautiful book that I found myself totally immersed in. It had me stopping mid-sentence to think about the meaning of things - how our history defines us, how perspective is everything, and how brief moments can change us. Thanks @Rissreads for putting this in my hands.

Rissreads I'm glad you liked it! 💛🧡❤ 5y
LeeRHarry Well I‘ll be stacking this one...obviously! 😏 5y
JennyM @LeeRHarry would you like me to send you this copy? Riss sent it me and I‘d love it to be yours next. If you would, send me an email: Jenny.murfield@bigpond.com 😘 5y
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LeeRHarry @JennyM oooh that would be lovely Jenny 😘 I‘ll email you now 😊 5y
CarolynM Such a lot yo think about in this one. I'm wondering whether I should read it again because I'm sure there's lots I missed. 5y
JennyM @CarolynM that‘s my exact thought, Carolyn. I think reading it again would see you process even more. 5y
JennyM @LeeRHarry lovely 😘😘😘 5y
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Sace
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It's official. This book is not the right read for me right now. Maybe I will try again some other time.

Edit-I probably should have made this a review.

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Aimeesue
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Just starting this one.

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Sace
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I don't know how I feel about this book. It's interesting and not interesting at the same time. I've seen comments from Littens that suggest there is a lot of symbolism. Should I seek out that information now or wait until I'm finished reading (if I even decide to finish)?

thegirlwiththelibrarybag DNF! It‘s liberating ☺️ 5y
AnneCecilie How far in are you? 5y
night_shift I'd say if you have to ask, it's a DNF already so I'd bail! 5y
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Bookwormjillk I‘d either DNF or put it down for a few weeks 5y
Sace @AnneCecilie according to the ebook edition page 65ish out of 302. 5y
Sace @Bookwormjillk It's a library book 😔 5y
charl08 I wasn't that impressed. Dnf 5y
AnneCecilie I found the second part of this book very interesting. It questions everything you know from part one. I see that it‘s a library book so if you do decide to DNF, you can always borrow it again. 5y
coffees another option if you don't want to drop it is to borrow the audiobook :) i know i've gotten through some tough reads thanks to that 5y
Erinreadsthebooks DNF, absolutely DNF! If you're pondering, it's time to say goodbye to that book :) 5y
BarbaraBB There is a great twist halfway. I‘d decide after that if I were you. 5y
Sace I think I'm going to give it just a little more time based on comments from @BarbaraBB and @AnneCecilie. I'll have more uninterrupted reading time next week. Thanks for the advice @Erinreadsthebooks @Crimson613 @charl08 ! 5y
Redwritinghood I loved it but it is a book that you have to think about. 5y
Sace @Redwritinghood I'm getting that impression. I don't think I'm doing it justice just reading it in short bursts. 5y
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JennyM
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Litsy is full of #beautifulstranger (s) who have become beautiful friends. And this lovely little package and card arrived today as a reminder of that. Thank you Nerrisa @Rissreads for your thoughtfulness 💜#movember

Cinfhen Awww, that‘s so lovely and so true😍and this book is meant to be excellent 5y
Rissreads You are very welcome. Litsy has really been a shining light in my life. The people are amazing. I hope you enjoy the book. 😘 5y
JennyM @Cinfhen lovely to come home to x (edited) 5y
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JennyM @Rissreads it really is a special place. And I shall be stalking your TBR to send you something, unless there‘s a book you‘d particularly like. Thanks again, Riss. It means a lot 😘😘😘 (edited) 5y
Rissreads Please don't feel obligated I have way too many books to read!🤣🤣🤣 5y
JennyM @Rissreads you can never have too many books to read!!! I‘ll do some sleuthing 🕵️‍♀️ (edited) 5y
Kalalalatja What a lovely cover! 5y
BarbaraBB I loved this one 5y
JennyM @BarbaraBB @Kalalalatja it‘s such a beautiful looking book. And I‘m really looking forward to reading it! 5y
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BarbaraBB
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Saul Adler, the main character in this book, is not a very likeable character, but the way Levy places him in the middle of the turbulent second half of Europe‘s 20th century is brilliant.

I can‘t say much without spoiling things, but be prepared that even the smallest details recur, reform, and return with new significance and meaning in Saul‘s struggle to bring order to his life and story.

#booker
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JamieArc I read about all the symbolism Levy places in this after I read it, and I missed so much! Would have been helpful to know more Beetles references too. I think I need to reread it at some point. 5y
BarbaraBB @JamieArc I read an article afterwards too and you‘re right, there so much that I missed! Such a clever use of language! 5y
Kalalalatja Stunning picture 👌 5y
BarbaraBB @Kalalalatja Thank you 😀 5y
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BarbaraBB
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Such a great new idea from @Cinfhen , to do a #weeklyforecast on Sunday followed by a#Bookreport on Saturday!

I started the tagged book today and when it‘s as good as other Levy‘s, I‘ll finish it soon. Then I will start The Lowland for the #ReadingUSA2019 challenge, a book I have been dreading for years, I don‘t know why. On @SerialReader and hardcopy I started The Princess of Cleves, a #1001read. This will take a while I think.

Cinfhen Super curious about your tagged book!!!! It sounds SO STRANGE from the synopsis but I‘ve seen good reviews. And I was also dreading the Lahiri but it was way better than I expected. We had really good #bookclub discussion 5y
Cinfhen Thanks for joining in 🥰 5y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen That‘s good to know about the Lahiri! And of course I‘m joining! 😘 5y
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KarenUK I‘m dying to read the Deborah Levy.... 5y
CarolynM I look forward to your thoughts on the Levy. I loved it. 5y
BarbaraBB @CarolynM @KarenUK @Cinfhen Just 20 pages in but loving it so far! 5y
KT1432 Those look really good! 5y
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CarolynM
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It's hard to say very much about this without spoilers, so I'll just confine myself to saying that it is beautifully written and teeming with ideas. If you want a linear story it is not for you, but if you want something to chew on you couldn't do better.

JennyM It‘s on library hold! Looking forward to reading it 📚 (edited) 5y
Cinfhen Ohhhhh!!! Great review #stacked and I‘m very intrigued 5y
Cathythoughts Lovely review! I have it stacked 👍🏻♥️ 5y
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TheEllieMo This is on my TBR mountain. Booker long-listed, wasn‘t it? 5y
Sace Just put it on hold! 5y
Amiable Sounds intriguing—stacked! 5y
Rissreads It is lovely, I enjoyed it too 5y
Rissreads @JennyM I'm happy to send you my copy if you like? Then maybe you can forward it on to someone else? 5y
LeahBergen I just sent you a little “thank you” package. I sent it the cheapest way so it may take a few weeks to arrive. 😆 5y
JennyM @Rissreads oh you lovely human, Nerissa. Thanks for such a thoughtful offer. Send me an email: jenny.murfield@bigpond.com 😘 5y
Rissreads @JennyM done 💜 5y
Centique Carolyn - I felt so gutted for your team last night. The emotion on the field at full time🥺😟 They put their hearts into it for sure. Commiserations xxx 5y
CarolynM @Centique You are very kind. I saw a team making all the same mistakes they've been making for the last 3 years and a coach with a questionable attitude who is well past his sell by date. It was frustrating but not surprising. Were you pleased with the AB performance? We didn't get to see your game because we were away for the weekend and relying on free to air TV (we are lucky to get any rugby on free to air in Victoria) (edited) 5y
CarolynM @LeahBergen That's very sweet of you. Thank you. I will look out for it😘 5y
Centique @CarolynM yes it was good - I only watched the first half though and then I went to bed! 😴😴😴 I think my hub said pretty similar about your coach 😬 better luck ahead I hope. 5y
youneverarrived I saw this in Waterstones today and was drawn to it but didn‘t buy. Think I‘ll have to next time I‘m in town 🙂 5y
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Rissreads
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This book looks at the way we see ourselves and the way others see us. Also how our interpretations of events can differ from others, and how memories can change over time. Deborah Levy's writting is exquisite. The story unfolds in 2 parts about the narrator but nothing is as it seems. If you like books with clear beginnings and endings then this is NOT the book for you. It's a puzzle with no clear answers but one that is a joy to be a part of.

JulietReads Looking at pictures of myself feels weird, because I look totally different than how I feel about myself. You can take the picture, but that person in the picture ain't me. #ItIsHalloweenMonth #spooky 👻😱 5y
Lindy I‘m really looking forward to this. ❤️Deborah Levy. 5y
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Rissreads
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Latest read.
🧡💛 I'm loving it so far. 💙💚

BookwormM Great read it really should have made the Booker shortlist 5y
MrsMalaprop Ooh, I like Deborah Levy. Heard this one talked about on The Book Show last week. Enjoy that stunning beach 😍. (edited) 5y
Rissreads @MrsMalaprop What book show?!?!?! Yes I love the way she writes. I definitely need to read more from her. 5y
CarolynM Looking forward to this one🙂 5y
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AnneCecilie
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I finished this on Sunday, but needed time to let it sink, because that ENDING.

In the 1st part we meet Saul Adler in 1988. He‘s hit by a car as he crosses the road, but he gets up and continue his day and future plans as nothing happened. In the 2nd part there‘s a time jump to 2016, and Saul‘s been in another car accident (?) and everything you thought you knew from the 1st part, are questioned.

A book about family, siblings and the truth

AnneCecilie My seventh book from the Booker Longlist and my third for #ABookAWeek hosted by @TheReadingMermaid 5y
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AnneCecilie
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Next up.

I‘ve seen a lot of love for Hot Milk, and I hope this is a good place to start reading Levy. This novel was also on this year‘s Booker Longlist.

BookwormM It‘s a great book 5y
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Severnmeadows
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So happy when a new Deborah Levy book arrives! I read the first page straight away - marvellous writing!

CarolynM So looking forward to this one! (edited) 5y
Severnmeadows @CarolynM She‘s become one of my top writers😊 5y
Lindy I love her writing also. Looking forward to this. 5y
Severnmeadows @Lindy me too! There‘s something to finish first though 😊 5y
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Simona
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Saul, young historian, was hit by a car while crossing the famous Abbey Road, and from there on the reader is thrown into his self-obsessed thoughts, his relations with family, love and the world. It‘s difficult to say anything else about the content, because the narration and the structure is set up in quite twisty way and could be easily spoiled. Enigmatic story about inner and outer walls, beautiful language with some very vivid and ... 👇

Simona and emotional scenes, despite very unlikable main character. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #BookerPrize2019 5y
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Redwritinghood
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Levy is kinda brilliant. This sly, subtle novel is ultimately about human connection and how one can “see” and remember another person or situation. The MC Saul is very focused on his own outer beauty, and never really connects with those around him. This observation is frequently mixed with references to mirrors and photos, which can capture an image without really conveying much of what‘s behind it. 👇🏻

Redwritinghood Cracked mirrors and cut up photos show how perceptions can be distorted, much like Saul‘s memories of his friends and family. Part 1 reflects Saul‘s perception of people and events. In Part 2, the reader can‘t be certain that Saul‘s memories are true. Are our memories/perceptions true? How can they be distorted? When we look at a person, do we really “see” them? How do we ultimately know what‘s true? 5⭐️ #booker2019 5y
Lindy Nice review. I always enjoy Levy and I‘m looking forward to this one. 5y
JennyM Fantastic review! #stacked 😘 5y
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charl08
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What a difference in the covers!

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charl08
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I wasn't sure what to expect with this one based on her previous books. Saul studies the GDR in the 80s, never felt like he fitted in with his working class, communist father. He wears a set of pearls from his mother, a child refugee from Nazi Germany, and likes a bit of blue eyeliner. I liked how Saul's experiences in Berlin were beyond cliche.

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ReadingEnvy
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Total Books Read July 2019: 24

Audio: 2
eBook: 10
Print: 12

Library: 7
Purchased: 5
Review: 12

Asia 2019 Project: 4
Women in Translation: 6
Man Booker Longlist: 1

http://readingenvy.blogspot.com/2019/07/books-read-july-2019-160-183.html

Daisey Looks like a great month! 5y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego You did so well! 💕📚💕 5y
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ReadingEnvy
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This doesn't come out in the states until October but this might be the book that finally wins Deborah Levy her Man Booker Prize! I love how it starts as one kind of novel and then plays with expectations, while the writing is still able to resonate deeply with the reader. This is a novel to be experienced so don't read a lot about it, just read it.

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charl08 Yes, I didn't know much going in, and definitely a Good Thing. 5y
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