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I wanted to finish this book before the end of 2025, and I almost made it - finished yesterday. I really admire K‘s writing and have come to love his style of storytelling. It takes focus to follow the thread of his long sentences, but it‘s worth it. He has a gift for capturing mundane details about his characters that make them feel so human. His novels are dark and a bit apocalyptic, and this one was no exception.

I‘ve been making my way through this book for awhile and it‘s nice to have spent the first day of 2023 with it. I am a huge fan of Krasznahorkai and this is his latest. Dark, hilarious and brilliant as always.

Winner of the 2019 National Book Award for Translated Fiction! The writing takes some getting used to, but I enjoyed this 550-page chunkster. It‘s funny and farcical, with lots of characters and a lot of misunderstandings. And then it turns apocalyptic at the end, and I admit I didn‘t understand The Who it the why. I have different ideas and thoughts but no one to discuss with! I now want to read this authors other three books.