pickI did it, I finished this book and I am glad I gave it another try. It is really good.
A Sri Lankan photographer dies and has a week (seven moons) to try come at peace with his life and his death in wartorn Sri Lanka. A typical #Bookerprize winner, and a worthy one.
With this one I finished the #ToB23 shortlist (bailing on two). I‘ll share my wrap-up soon.
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Suet624 Fantastic!!! 1y
Chelsea.Poole Wonderful! I‘m listening to this one next. It‘s my last for the shortlist! Glad to see it worked for you. I now have hope 😊 (edited) 1y
squirrelbrain Glad it worked out for you second time around! Looking forward to seeing your wrap-up. 1y
Liz_M Impressive, reading (as much as you could) the entire shortlist! 1y
jlhammar Woo-hoo, good work! 1y
Megabooks Fantastic!! Looking forward to your wrap up. I found this good as well, if a bit over complicated. 1y
sarahbarnes Yay! I‘m so glad you liked it! And congrats on finishing all but two. 📚 1y
Hooked_on_books Hooray! And great that you liked your final read. I liked this one, too, and I didn‘t expect to. 1y
Cortg I‘m glad you went back to it and enjoyed it! 1y
BarbaraBB @Suet624 @Chelsea.Poole @squirrelbrain @Liz_M @jlhammar @Megabooks @sarahbarnes @Hooked_on_books @Cortg Thanks all 🤍 It always feel so satisfying when I finish a book I put away at first! 1y
Librarybelle I love this cover! #covercrush 1y
Cinfhen Love the photo of your dad 😘 and now I‘m disappointed I didn‘t give this book another chance #FoMo maybe I‘ll try this one on audio and see if I have better luck. I‘m also hoping to try again with![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
My Volcano 1y
My VolcanoBarbaraBB @Cinfhen You noticed ❤️😘 1y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen You should try My Volcano again. I am sure you‘ll like it - though that is not the right word. This one I am not so sure about 1y
Cinfhen How could I not??? He‘s ADORABLE ☺️ His face lights up the entire page xxxx 1y
batsy Well done on finishing the list! 🙌🏾 And it's great to end on a high note. 1y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen Thank you 💕 I am in our beach house, his favorite place to be. It feels good to have him watching what we‘re up to when we‘re here! 1y
Cinfhen I get that 🥰 1y