#WeeklyForecast 11/25
I am almost finished with Slow Dance, which is a cute romance and palette cleanser. I also started Help Wanted (#ToB25 longlist). Next will be the tagged (#InternationalBooker) and maybe Reward System (Roll100). Lots of plans but less time!
Starting this. Anyone else reading the International Booker longlist?
@rmaclean4 @squirrelbrain @Leniverse @JamieArc @BarbaraBB @jlhammar @AnnaCecilie @JenP @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @BookishTrish @Suet624 ??
#booker #IB2025
pickI loved this. My first of Kracht‘s books so I can‘t compare & had no expectations. It helped that I read it in Gstaad where it‘s partly set. It reads as autofiction as the author names himself & his books - I assume some events are invented. His mother is wonderfully sharp & eccentric. The writing is crisp & erudite, making for a satisfying read. Idiosyncratic, it won‘t be to everyone‘s taste - he‘s privileged & cynical - but deceptively profound.
so-soIf anybody else than Christian Kracht would've written this book, this would've been a Pawn. Once again I'm the one with the #unpopularopinion - I just don't get all the 5 star ratings. Kracht has written better books, better composed stories, better characters. But maybe I just don't get the message of the book? 🤔
pickDark, funny, sentimental in all the right ways. It echoes Kracht‘s Faserland and delightfully blurs the author/narrator divide for some neat meta shenanigans. I often felt reminded of all the nostalgia-infused movie and TV sequels, remakes and "soft reboots" of recent years.
Eurotrash: Roman | 
