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Hurray! Finally a #Booker25 longlist book I want to make the shortlist.

Thoughtful and relevant novel. After the last read, beyond glad that (unlike another longlisted novel I could mention) it didn't make me want to ask the narrator to Just Stop Already...

BarbaraBB Yes! I felt the same way! 2d

sarahbarnes Another good review of this one! 2d

DrSabrinaMoldenReads I love that phrase: “Just Stop Already”. It‘s a perfect description of the book I am reading now 2d

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Universality: A Novel | Natasha Brown

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This is what the publisher has to say about this #Booker25 longlisted novel.

For me, not so much. This is a subject I'd rather read NF on (as it's bonkers enough) or listen to a discussion podcast. I'd have liked more about Hannah or any of the characters really: they felt like little more than caricatures to voice particular views. Not for me! (YMMV).

RaeLovesToRead I liked it, but I agree could do with a bit more meat! 3w

squirrelbrain I didn‘t enjoy this one either. 3w

Jas16 This one didn‘t work for me as well. 3w

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charl08 @RaeLovesToRead @@squirrelbrain @Jas16 based on previous years with the books I dislike, I will be unsurprised if this makes the shortlist! 3w

RaeLovesToRead I think it might make the shortlist but more because it's food for thought and a bit different from other stuff on the list. But I'm only a couple of books in so far 3w

CarolynM Full disclosure - I did like this book a lot. I think the problem with NF on this subject is you would never get any of the opinion writers to be honest about what they are doing. 3w

charl08 @RaeLovesToRead I guess we'll have to wait and see... 3w

charl08 @CarolynM your comment is so interesting- makes me wish this was a RL bookclub so the group could discuss this without character limits! 3w

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