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Cinfhen
Touch | Olaf Olafsson
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Mehso-so

I started this one late December and then decided to wait until January to continue because it worked for #PandemicStory #Booked2023 😷 Kristofer, living in Iceland, receives a message from his long lost lover Miko, a woman he hasn‘t seen in over 50 years. It‘s early March 2020 and the world is beginning to experience a global pandemic, Kritofer decides to fly to Japan before his second chance for great love is lost again. #MoreMehThanYeah

Cinfhen This is my #DoubleSpin @TheAromaofBooks 😌 and it‘s from the #ToB23 long list - I know lots of friends really liked this book but I wasn‘t too invested. It‘s bittersweet with a touch of nostalgia but something in the tone and alternating time shifts didn‘t work for me 🤷🏼‍♀️ 1y
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Wannabe_Quijote Olafsson can be so hit-and-miss 1y
BarbaraBB Oh wow, I loved this one. Weird how great minds sometimes don‘t think alike 🤣 1y
Cinfhen Hehehene @BarbaraBB I totally get why you loved this book..,,it‘s JAPAN 🇯🇵 This was my first book by the author @Wannabe_Quijote I‘m not sure if I‘ll read more by him. Is there a book you‘d recommend ?!? 1y
TheAromaofBooks Sometimes a book just doesn't jive with you, even though it seems like it should check all the boxes!! 1y
BarbaraBB Of course, the Japan connection always works for me 😉 1y
squirrelbrain I‘m not sure if I‘ll get to this one, as it‘s difficult to get hold of over here. 1y
Librarybelle Love the hashtag…I‘ll probably pass on this one 1y
Cinfhen You might like this one @squirrelbrain but I think it‘s ok to take a pass @Librarybelle 1y
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IndoorDame
The Sentence | Louise Erdrich
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Pickpick

I loved this partly bc the structure was surprising. For the first third of the book new things kept being introduced, and I‘d think this must be the direction we‘re going in, again and again… But all the threads tied together bc Erdrich is a skilled writer. I have one more of hers lined up for #AuthorAMonth, but I‘m hoping to keep dipping into her catalog throughout the year. #Bookspin #Pantone2023 #EmpireYellow #Booked2023 #AboutAPandemic

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1y
Clwojick Way to go! 1y
Cinfhen Excellent choice for #pandemicStory 💕💕 this was a very clever novel 1y
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BarbaraBB
Touch | Olaf Olafsson
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Pickpick

I loved this book. The plot, the setting and the style.
A student from Iceland meets a Japanese girl in Londen in the early 1970s. They fall in love until she suddenly disappears. Many years later they reconnect on Facebook, just when Covid hits the world. It is another gorgeous read from the #toblonglist. Many thanks for sending me this one Meg, it‘ll make my #top22of22 🤍

Megabooks Fantastic! So glad you loved it! The blurb sounded perfect for you, and I enjoyed it too. 💜 1y
Chelsea.Poole Ooh. Adding this to my list! 1y
Ruthiella Another positive review! 👍 1y
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Suet624 Stacked!! 1y
Hooked_on_books I look forward to this one! 1y
squirrelbrain This one sounds so good! ❤️ 1y
Cinfhen Great review and fun photo 😘im saving this for #Booked2023 #PandemicStory 1y
BarbaraBB @Megabooks Yes it is totally my kind of book. I loved all the descriptions of Japanese food and of Hiroshima ❤️ 1y
Cathythoughts Sounds great! Stacked. 1y
Reggie This sounds great! Stacked. 1y
BarbaraBB @Chelsea.Poole @Suet624 @Hooked_on_books @squirrelbrain @Cinfhen @Cathythoughts @Reggie While the author is not Japanese, the book has those vibes of a Japanese book in which each word is meant to be, a kind of minimalism and no drama that I love. 1y
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Megabooks
Touch | Olaf Olafsson
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Pickpick

I was touched 😉 by this story. Christmas makes me nostalgic and looking back on lovers from your 20s really resonated with me.

Kristofer, an Icelandic widower, was in love with a Japanese woman 1960s London. He never gets over their abrupt breakup even though he marries another woman. When he hears she‘s sick in 2020, he travels to Japan racing against lockdowns to be with her.

Another winner from the #toblonglist

Cinfhen I think this might be the book I‘m looking for right now 🥰 1y
Megabooks @Cinfhen yes!! It‘s really good! 1y
BkClubCare I was just thinking that I need to add some Icelandic lit to my tbr! Ty 1y
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Cinfhen I just remembered that I‘m saving this book for #Booked2023 #PandemicStory 1y
squirrelbrain Great review! Another one that sounds as though it should have made the shortlist! 1y
Ruthiella Sounds interesting! I also might use it for #Booked2023🤔 1y
sarahbarnes Great review! This makes me want to read it! 1y
Megabooks @BkClubCare it touches nicely on Iceland, England, and Japan, and there‘s a lot of subtle commentary on cultural differences among the three, which was a great bonus. 1y
Megabooks @Cinfhen @Ruthiella it would be a GREAT choice for that prompt! 1y
Megabooks @squirrelbrain @sarahbarnes thank you! It definitely would‘ve been a great addition to the shortlist. 1y
Hooked_on_books He‘s definitely an author I want to read. I think I have another of his on Libro, so I‘ll tackle that one first, but I look forward to this one! 1y
BarbaraBB It should have made the shortlist!! 1y
Megabooks @Hooked_on_books yes! I definitely want to read more by him. I‘m interested in your review of his other book when you read it. 1y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB agreed!! 1y
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