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The Bass Rock
The Bass Rock: A Novel | Evie Wyld
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Bass Rock, The | Evie Wyld
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This is bleak, women being broken by men over and over again. It‘s about 3 different women in the 1800‘s, 1950‘s and present day. Some stories I enjoyed more than others. I think it would have been a better book if it didn‘t try to cover so much. I felt like some of the men were only 1 dimensional and I didn‘t think the ghost was needed. I also found the scene at the funeral laughable. But still a pick as it‘s message was clear, nothing changes 😞

TrishB Yep, very clear. 13mo
Centique It‘s a book many men should read isn‘t it? 😫 I thought it also created a sense of powerlessness in the reader - from the sheer quantity of traumas being relayed. A difficult read but as you say the point is so clear. 13mo
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TheKidUpstairs
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#12Booksof2022 On the eleventh day of Christmas, my reading gave to me...a book full of raw, messy, F@$% the patriarchy energy.

I loved it, it made me rage and cry and feel. Three women attempting to claw their ways to themselves, while surrounded by men trying to pin them down.

@Andrew65

Andrew65 I love Bass Rock, wasn‘t aware there was a book called this. 1y
Readergrrl I have this book sitting on my bedside table. It‘s next on my read list!! 1y
TheKidUpstairs @Readergrrl I hope it works as well for you as it did for me! 1y
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TheKidUpstairs
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1. Tagged. It was a top read!

2. Nope. It's the sort of thing I'd enjoy being gifted, but never buy for myself.

3. I read A Christmas Carol every year. It so wonderfully sets the mood. And always at least one cheesy Holiday romance 😁

#WondrousWednesday

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TheKidUpstairs
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Messy (in the best way), and raw, and powerful, and heartbreaking, and infuriating. Three women at three different times, all trying to live, love, and find themselves in a patriarchal world that wants to force them into neat, quiet boxes. Parts were eerie and Gothic, parts were filled with historical superstition, parts were contemporary with a modern sense of a disconnected world. I could not put it down.

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TheKidUpstairs TW: there is a theme of physical, emotional, and sexual violence against women throughout this book. It is rage inducing but never gratuitous, but is difficult. 1y
JamieArc This has great Litsy reviews. Stacking. 1y
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TheKidUpstairs
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"I do not fucking taste like peaches...I taste of soil and salt and the motherfucking ocean. The fucking depths of the darkest parts of the ocean with the oil slicks and the scaled fish and the motherfucking sea scorpions. That's what I taste of. And sometimes, beetroot."

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Rehesina
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This was fun to do.
Also the cover is so perfect, like no filter needed it‘s just gorgeous!

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Jeg
Bass Rock, The | Evie Wyld
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Reading for book club. I finished it a few days ago and immediately starting reading it again. Looking forward to the discussion. Clever book that deals with issues , I think , of men and their power over time. She does not preach or actually spell it out. An excellent read. I‘ve never read a book twice in one go. Picking up more on second read.
Set in one of my favourite places, Scotland.

MrsMalaprop Yay! I loved it too. Can‘t wait to see you on Monday night 😁. 2y
Centique I loved this too. It takes such skill to use many voices and events yet keep the reader turning pages and never feeling lost. 😍 1y
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MrsMalaprop
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This was exceptionally good. Gripping, dark and complicated. I absolutely loved it and I almost want to pick it up and start it all over again. Very bleak and with too many trigger warnings to fit in a Litsy review 😱. Do yourself a favour and get your hands on it if you dare. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

TrishB Great review 👍🏻 2y
jlhammar Yes, agreed! Such a good book! 2y
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MrsMalaprop
Bass Rock, The | Evie Wyld
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#Upnext for book club. Banh mi accompaniment 😋. #ozfiction

LapReader Keep me updated please. I loved 2y
TrishB Just finished this one 👍🏻 2y
batsy Oh, that banh mi looks so yum! 2y
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MrsMalaprop @LapReader me too. Look out for my review when I finish it 😊. 2y
MrsMalaprop Just checked out your review @TrishB 👍🏼. Im curious how you came to read it? 2y
TrishB @Centique reviewed it and I knew I wanted to read 😁 2y
MrsMalaprop @TrishB @Centique 👍. Am loving it so far. 2y
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TrishB
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There are so many ways society (men) have found to crush women. But women continue to try to hold each other up.
Beautiful writing, if very bleak.

CBee That cover though, it‘s super cool 😍 2y
LeahBergen That cover is fantastic. 2y
TrishB @CBee @LeahBergen cool and creepy! 2y
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Cathythoughts Sounds like a powerful read. 2y
TrishB @Cathythoughts it definitely was! 2y
Centique There‘s such a lot of violence and harm in here isn‘t there 😬 Hard going but hopefully people read it and lose any complacency they have. 2y
TrishB @Centique exactly! 2y
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TrishB
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Today‘s #bookhaul 2 on the left from yesterdays order- one off Obama‘s list for last year and one recommended by Paula and one from Cindy ❤️ Barack is in good company.
Thanks Cindy - arrived very quickly.
Paula- my cover is not nearly as nice as yours!

Cinfhen It did arrive SUPER quick xx enjoy all your treats 💕💕💕 2y
Centique That is a creepy cover! It‘s cool though, I like it! 2y
TrishB @Centique it‘s very creepy! 2y
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erzascarletbookgasm Is it day 4? How are you feeling, Trish? 2y
TrishB @erzascarletbookgasm hi Jessie- it‘s day 5. Feeling fine- it‘s just like the end of a cough/cold now. If I test negative tomorrow and Sunday I can come out of isolation 🤞🏻🤞🏻 2y
erzascarletbookgasm 🤞🤞in the meantime, more reading! 2y
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Centique
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This somewhat complex novel is beautifully written with a strong sense of place and the ambience of a bleak Scottish seaside. Bass Rock has remained the same for centuries but the people around it change. We follow three timelines, Sarah in the 1700s, Ruth in post WW2 and Vivienne in modern times. There are also snippets of other lives and violent scenes that jump in to make themselves heard. I‘ll say more about TWs in a spoiler comment below ⬇️

Centique You have the detail that historical fans love in the two early timelines, and the modern timeline has its touch of cynicism and dissipation. Grief is a recurring touch point across all three as is female friendship and solicitude in a world of violence. You may need to feel strong at heart for some of this but it‘s brilliantly done. (edited) 2y
Centique TW for violence against women in all forms. Murder, rape, imprisonment, stalking, gaslighting. In fact this is the main point of the book IMO, the many many ways in which women‘s lives and bodies are obliterated or silenced. 2y
IndoorDame The cover art is amazing! 2y
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TrishB Stacking. That sounds fab. I may have to wait until my heart is a bit stronger! Great review. 2y
jlhammar Yay! Love this one! 2y
Centique @TrishB I finished it thinking of you and how much you‘d appreciate the point she‘s making. But it will make you angry as well! Hope you like it when you get there 💕 2y
Centique @jlhammar so good! 2y
Reggie The cover! Great review. Stacked! 2y
TrishB I just ordered it, the cover wasn‘t as nice as yours though! 2y
Centique @Reggie I thought of you for this one too! I wonder if you might find it a little slow in parts, but if you don‘t mind that the stories will grab you I reckon. 🤞🤞 2y
Centique @TrishB I would gladly send you this one if you want it? Might take ages to arrive though 2y
merelybookish Stacked! I really liked her previous novel 2y
Centique @merelybookish this is my first book of hers, the others sound so good so I will need to get to them! 2y
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AnneCecilie
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It took some time for me to get into this book, but before I knew it I was completely hooked and needed to know that was happening next to the characters.

Three storylines connected by the Bass Rock. Sarah in the early 1700s accused of being a witch. Ruth after WWII. In the present Viv.

This book doesn‘t portrait men in a great way, but shows what men are willing to do to women to get their way and how men protect each other.

Bookboss It‘s a thought-provoking book! I also loved her previous novel, All the Birds Singing. 2y
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AnneCecilie
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#BookReport

I finished Sister Outsider #SheSaid and continued Four Hundred Souls #400souls

I finished Attrib and HollowPox, and read Pumpkinheads and The Bass Rock

Cinfhen Another fabulous week 🙌🏻♥️ 3y
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Tamra
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Mehso-so

I listened to the audio book and perhaps that isn‘t the best format for this book. Following the various timelines and the connections between them were difficult, especially since I listened in bits & pieces. (Plus it‘s 10 hours.) Hence, this one will fall into the utterly forgettable category for me.

Cathythoughts Oh dear! And it sounds so good in the blurb … 3y
Tamra @Cathythoughts I think it may be better in print or listening attentively in bigger chunks. Some really good writing and I did enjoy this novel by Evie. It was atmospheric. (edited) 3y
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Bookboss
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Told from the perspectives of three women, all in different time periods, this novel is troubling, funny, and devastating.
The story illuminates the ways that violence against women shapes relationships and lives, sometimes leading to death. Be aware that the book contains many descriptions of this violence. Wyld is adept at weaving these storylines together to craft a complete and complex work. I will be thinking about this novel for awhile.

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Kazzie
Bass Rock, The | Evie Wyld
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So so good! Various threads of stories that are more or less interconnected. Sad stories of abuse of women through generations, but redemptive

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mhillis
Bass Rock, The | Evie Wyld
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Saw some cherry blossoms and listened to The Bass Rock on my #audiowalk today 🌸 🎧 I‘m enjoying the book, especially the setting, and the narration brings it to life

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emmaturi
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I put this as a pick but for some reason I didn't love it as much as I thought I would! I think because it features Scotland and the Bass Rock which is in the region I used to live many, many years ago. Three women, Sarah, Ruth and Viv, their lives are linked through the centuries. #books

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TheEllieMo
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join the fun if you want.
This is day 77
#BooksToRead #TBRPile #TBRMountain

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Lindy
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I‘ve tagged my favourite read in December and you can find other great books on this month‘s roundup post: https://lindypratch.blogspot.com/2020/12/december-2020-reading-round-up.html

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Lindy
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Two main storylines plus two minor ones entwine in a compelling tale about women across time who either succumb to, or survive, male violence. The unforgiving Scottish coastal setting matches the bleak & brutal theme. There‘s also a beauty, like sunshine on water, in the way these women are able to help each other to avoid the harmful actions of men.

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Lindy
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“Honestly. If I‘d known men were going to be such hard work, I‘d have moved to France and found myself a lesbian.”

Suet624 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 3y
Lindy @Suet624 What that character hadn‘t realized is that women can be hard work too. 😉 3y
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Lindy
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“Mom says you‘re seeing someone?” says Katherine.
“What?”
“Says you‘ve got that stoaty thing about you that you get.”
“Stoaty?”
“You know. She said, like a… stoat in the snow—flicking about—like you might run up a trouser leg.”
“Fuck‘s sake.”
My sister smiles.

(Internet photo)

Cathythoughts Stacked 👍🏻 Happy Christmas Lindy X 3y
batsy Hahaha! 3y
Lindy @batsy I‘m only 2/3 of the way through this and already I‘m certain it‘s a book you would enjoy. 🤗 3y
Lindy @Cathythoughts Thanks. Happy Christmas to you too. 🎄 3y
batsy @Lindy Added to the list ☺️ 3y
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quietlycuriouskate
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Arguably a triumph, I don't know what's meant by "modern" here, but *gothic"?! No, I don't think so. There's a big old house with a ghost, sure, but they're not menacing. And the Bass Rock itself is just there, an unquestioned presence down the centuries, like the threat of male violence (in various forms) against women in the three interwoven stories. It's very good (as you see, above, I read it in two days) but the blurb mis-sells it somewhat.

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Christinak
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I could be decorating the tree instead of reading....

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emmaturi
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I recently got some new books. The top one was a present and the next two I bought myself. They all look really lovely. #tbr

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Penny_LiteraryHoarders
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So I'm liking it but this crazy pressure to read it in 7 days is impossible. I'm going to return it for now and just put my name back on the list when the demand calms down. 😊

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rmaclean4
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4.5 🌟 One of the best books I have read this year. Menacing, gothic, mysterious and haunting. Multiple time lines interweave to create the haunting effect. This book explores toxic masculinity and its effects on generations. Beautiful writing. A must read.

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ReadingRuthie
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4.5

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NovelNancyM
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Panpan

I wanted to like this book more than I did. It's set in Scotland and about the lives of women - both interests of mine - but I found it confusing with little resolution. It does reinforce how violence against women by men is never ending.

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Jerdencon
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My favorite accessory is probably my flip flops - live in them all summer
No - well except for Las Vegas
Tagged booked

Tagging @Coleen_Nieto @PurpleTulipGirl @SaturnDoo @AmyK1 @TheAromaofBooks
@MoonWitch94 #thoughtfulthursday

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Clare_Riley
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Just my kind of thoughtful, no rush story. But there‘s so much going on! I loved this. Sarah, Ruth and Viviane‘s stories are told from different points in history, with the Bass Rock ever present off the coast of North Berwick (Scotland). Themes such as relationships between men and women, mothers and daughters; cruelty and abuse; mental health; the difference between what‘s expected of women and what they actually want to do, are all looked at.

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Abailliekaras
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I loved this. A gripping story of 3 interesting women in the 18th century, 1950s & today. Brooding setting in coastal Scotland, large gothic house & possible ghosts but Wyld grounds the story in everyday life, with strong writing, dark humour & real, unvarnished characters. Controlled tension develops into a theme of domestic violence. Wyld perfectly captures its nuances & insidiousness in just a few scenes. Powerful, it will stay with me.

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Abailliekaras
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I loved this. A gripping story of 3 interesting women in the 18th century, 1950s & today. Brooding setting in coastal Scotland, large gothic house & possible ghosts but Wyld grounds the story in everyday life, with strong writing, dark humour & real, unvarnished characters. Controlled tension develops into a theme of domestic violence. Wyld perfectly captures its nuances & insidiousness in just a few scenes. Powerful, it will stay with me.

Cathythoughts Sounds really good. Stacking 4y
Abailliekaras @cathythoughts hope you enjoy! 4y
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Moray_Reads
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The Bass Rock looms over North Berwick, threatening and looming those suffering in its shadow. It is the past that the characters can't escape and the threat of male violence that each one has accepted as an inevitable part of life. With a tightly controlled narrative spanning three time periods Wyld's writing in both delicate and brutal. This is a psychologically astute portrait of toxic masculinity and a difficult read but it is worth the effort

Andrew65 Love Bass Rock, I need to read this! 4y
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keepingupwiththepenguins
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Evie Wyld‘s new novel, The Bass Rock, stretches across centuries to examine the various forms of violence visited upon women by men. It's not an “easy“ read: the shifts in perspective are disorienting by design, and each scene is painted so vividly that one can practically smell the salty sea air. Unsettling, uncanny, and unforgiving. Extended review for subscribers at http://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/new-releases/ #NewBooks #LiteraryFiction