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DavidDiamond
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While only 177 pages, I almost ditched this book around page 50, especially once I learned that the big question of the book is never really answered. Yet, much like our tireless narrator, I pushed onwards. Things picked up once the first big plot twist arrived, and thus my interest was piqued.
A philosophical sci-fi tale on what it is to be human, where there are more questions than answers.
It's a bleak tale, but one worth reading.

BarbaraBB Such a good book, glad you did read on! 5h
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Teresereading
War and Turpentine: A novel | Stefan Hertmans
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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Hello #SheSaid!

A bit of a different format this month, so just stop by as you finish reading and let me know what you thought of the book and reading it with only 1 discussion this time in the comments.

AllDebooks I'm about to start reading this. 📚 4d
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vlwelser I really liked this. It's a fast read. It had Herland vibes but it's also very sci-fi. I have no idea who's got it done and what would count as a spoiler. 4d
MallenNC This kind of book is not my favorite. I felt like there was a point, philosophically, and it was interesting to imagine what a person would be like if born in this circumstance. But I wanted more narrative. I‘ll put another thought as a spoiler 4d
MallenNC I did NOT like that there were no answers about where these women were and how this had happened. I did listen to the audiobook so it‘s possible I missed something but that annoyed me. I am a plot focused reader so this was hard for me. I‘m glad it was a short book. 4d
Suet624 This was a rare DNF for me. Too much of a real world feel for me. 4d
AllDebooks This was a very tough read. I can't say I enjoyed it, but I did think it was worth reading. The character development between the women was good. The child's progress was interesting, although the stroppy, sulky teen period was overdone. It was good to see her mature into a more pleasant person. 2d
AllDebooks @MallenNC I agree, no explanation was frustrating. 2d
Liz_M I like odd books that play with the conventions of a novel. I was relived there wasn't an explanation (I loved the world of Piranesi but when the situation was explained, it lost the magic ). I found the MC fascinating as well as a scenario that played with classic dystopias/utopias. I had trouble understanding the narrator's eventual framing of the world outside the bunker as another prison. Do we need the contrast of society to be free? 2d
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RowReads1
La Femme de Gilles | Madeleine Bourdouxhe
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Eggbeater
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Mehso-so

I read this for a book club, and I was just not in the mood for a bleak, ambiguous, stream-of-consciousness dystopian novel right now. I think I need something more cheerful, like Stephen King.

ChaoticMissAdventures 😂. I really want to read this but I fear the same feelings. 1w
Luke-XVX I really liked it but I‘m generally a miserable prick! 1w
CoverToCoverGirl 😲🤭 1w
AnnCrystal 👏🏼😂👌🏼👑📚💝. 1w
Eggbeater @Luke-XVX It takes all kinds 🤣 7d
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vlwelser
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Pickpick

This is a must read. It is so interesting.

#SheSaid @Riveted_Reader_Melissa

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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3w
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bibliothecarivs
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Random book from our home library.

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staci.reads
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Pickpick

Wow, so well done! It is bleak, mysterious, emotional, and compelling. It's feels relevant yet timeless. This novel is little, but it packs a punch on every page. It will haunt me. #Shesaid @Riveted_Reader_Melissa

Lesliereadsalot Wasn‘t it unforgettable? I‘m still thinking about it weeks later. 3w
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lil1inblue
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Pickpick

Wow. Just... Wow. This book was dark, unsettling, and dystopian. But it was also fascinating, philosophical, and deeply human. This is among the best speculative fiction I have ever read.

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SMH86
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Interesting.