#WeeklyForecast 36/25
I am reading a short Japanese novel (Someone to Watch Over You) ad then am ready for another #Bookerlonglist book, the tagged. I also want to read the new Sarah Moss, that I bought because of @TrishB ‘s review.
pickMy main memory of this book is of mushroom cookies. What a wonderful trippy scene. This book is international NY, where one character can‘t learn English because everyone around him speaks Albanian. It also builds a whole lot of wonderful mysterious sexualized tension with green eyes. Then shockingly dissipates it. She hasn‘t read her Checkhov. Anyway, a really fun mysterious novel that i enjoyed. #Booker no. 3
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so-so#BookerLonglist
In the beginning, I was hooked! Loved the commentary on interpreting and words, appreciated the immigrant experience and differences between the MC and her husband. But then towards the middle it was difficult for me to stay involved…was this purposeful? I lost interest instead of figuring out where Xhoga was taking us. And that ending..not sure I fully grasped that. But that cover is striking!
I‘m 1/3 through my current read. So far it‘s elegant and complex and i‘m loving it, even if i need breaks.
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pickI enjoyed this unsettling book full of people making cringey choices, although I'm not sure I totally understood it. If you're not a fan of ambiguous stories, this might not be your cup of tea.
pickMisinterpretation, by Ledia Xhoga (2024)
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Premise: An interpreter in New York‘s Albanian diaspora has her life complicated by her poor boundaries with her clients and friends.
Review: This Booker longlist title strikes a balance between being accessible and enigmatic that perfectly fits its themes. ⬇️
Drowning my jealousy over my spouse's trip to London at the garden center and then audiogardening with the tagged. We rent and only have a few containers on our patio, so audiogardening doesn't take up a lot of time, so I'll have to find something else to distract me soon.
so-soThe first of my #bookerlonglist library holds to come in and not an especially auspicious start. In the beginning I was hooked but then things went off the rails. There was too much going on and.then nothing was resolved leaving me wondering what I was going to take away from it all.
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Another one that I wasn‘t overly enthusiastic about but I really liked the first part. The narrator is an Albanian translator in NYC who gets too involved with her clients, leading to misunderstandings with her husband, and even danger to herself.
I thought this would likely make my shortlist but then the final third got really confusing, with no loose ends tied up and too many unanswered questions.
A soft pick.
pickA multilingual Albanian woman is living in NYC, working as a translator and interpreter. Her marriage is in a rocky spot and she‘s such a passive person—she largely just lets things happen to her. There‘s a noirish plot line threaded through but otherwise not much really happens. I‘m not sure what I think of it, though I did enjoy reading it. I‘ll give it a low pick.
pickThis really hooked me early on but my interest kind of waned toward the end. Not sure if it was the book or me that was the problem. I did still enjoy it but it wasn‘t quite the page turner that it started as.
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