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Leniverse
Kairos: Roman | Jenny Erpenbeck
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A lot of people rave about this book, but I've also heard some things that make me hesitant. About to find out for myself.

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squirrelbrain I started it, but just wasn‘t feeling it so bailed… (me, bail?! Surely not….) 4mo
Leniverse @squirrelbrain 😬 That's not very promising! 😅 4mo
RowReads1 It‘s on my list. Some seem to have a problem with the age difference of the romance partners. 4mo
squirrelbrain I just had too many other, better, books going on…. 4mo
BarbaraBB It was okay for me! I hope you‘ll like it better. 4mo
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charl08
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#InternationalBooker Shortlist 2024

WildAlaskaBibliophile Beautiful flowers! What are they? 6mo
charl08 @WildAlaskaBibliophile foxgloves (from a mixed bunch of "dalmation" plugs). Hoping they will self seed for next year. 6mo
WildAlaskaBibliophile @charl08 🌸Thank you! 6mo
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TheKidUpstairs
Lost on Me | Veronica Raimo
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Witty, thoughtful, introspective coming of age story set in Italy. Vero is an unreliable narrator, viewing the world around her and the lives of her family, friends, and self with a level of detachment that adds humour and at times heart ache. She freely admits to adjusting reality to fit into a narrative that proves more interesting for herself, and the result is a delightful, quick read where not much happens but it doesn't really matter.

TheKidUpstairs “And that's how I've felt at every moment of my life: Oh whatever. Let's just say this is me.“
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TheKidUpstairs
Lost on Me | Veronica Raimo
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“It was the first real goodbye in my life. To be perfectly honest, I'd been building up to that moment in my mind since the day we started going out. In fact, I think that was exactly why I'd started dating him in the first place: so we could leave each other. The thought that he'd be leaving the country soon ensured me a misery I could enjoy without the hassle of having to go out and find one myself.“

TheKidUpstairs I'm loving the narrative voice in this one from the #InternationalBooker Longlist 6mo
Chelsea.Poole Striking cover too! 6mo
TheKidUpstairs @Chelsea.Poole yes! I was totally grabbed by the cover on hoopla, so simple yet so intriguing. 6mo
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BarbaraBB
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This is my first book from the #InternationalBooker longlist. It is a Dutch one so an easy one for me to purchase and read. It‘s a book about a brother and sister, identical twins. He commits suicide in his thirties. This is no spoiler, the book is about how, despite their closeness, she can‘t protect him from his depression, he can‘t protect her from missing him. It is a sad book, written lightly, which adds to the impact.

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squirrelbrain Sounds really good! 7mo
Cathythoughts Nice review 👍🏻♥️ 7mo
Suet624 Gah! I definitely couldn‘t read this one, considering I have twins who adore each other. 7mo
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TheKidUpstairs
The Silver Bone: A Novel | Andrey Kurkov
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"Tea is the one medication that has no side effects."

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BarbaraBB
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#WeeklyForecast 14/24

I am about to finish Soldier Sailor and have lined up three more books for this week because I‘ll have a long Easter weekend off work. I am looking forward to all three of these. Alex Finlay never disappoints, a J Robert Lennon is always a treat and the Dutch one (tagged) is from the #InternationalBooker longlist. If I‘ll finish them all I have more #womenprize books to choose from 😀

Megabooks J Robert Lennon was tagged as this author's mentor in the acknowledgements. I haven't written a review yet, but I loved this choice from last year's camp litsy longlist. 8mo
BarbaraBB @Megabooks That is quite a recommendation: both you and Lennon. I‘ll stack immediately! 8mo
squirrelbrain Have a great week! 8mo
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BarbaraBB @Megabooks I am starting the Lennon and he thanks Ann Patchett in his acknowledgements. Wow 🥰 8mo
BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain Thanks Helen. You too. Are you back from camping? 8mo
MaCa I'd love to hear your take on Kilroy! 8mo
squirrelbrain Yes, we‘re back….and back to work with a vengeance! 😬 8mo
BarbaraBB @MaCa I just finished it. Will post my review soon! 8mo
BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain But you will be free for Easter I think? 8mo
MaCa @BarbaraBB 😁 8mo
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Caroline2
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There‘s currently a kindle deal on this book (set in Naples during WWII) if anyone is interested? It‘s on the International Booker Prize longlist even though I said I wasn‘t going to look at any more longlists and I certainly wasn‘t going to buy any more. 🤦‍♀️ 😂 #internationalbooker

BarbaraBB I bought this one too, I loved his earlier book 8mo
Caroline2 @BarbaraBB oh good to know. 😉 8mo
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BarbaraBB
Man Booker Prize | Frederic P Miller, Agnes F Vandome, John McBrewster
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The #internationalbooker longlist has been announced today. I only read two so far, Kairos and The Details.
I feel a bit overwhelmed (not to say stressed) about all the books I want to read, with #LitsyToB24 and the #womenprize calling for my attention too!

Oh and my fulltime job 😂

Any recommendations of this longlist are very welcome!

TheKidUpstairs I, too, am feeling the overwhelm! I haven't read any of these but I'm very interested in The House on Via Gemito, because I've enjoyed Starnone's writing in the past. 8mo
BarbaraBB @TheKidUpstairs That‘s one I‘ll definitely read too for similar reasons. And there‘s a Dutch one among them which I hadn‘t heard of but will read soon too. 8mo
BookWrym Looking to attempt reading some of these at least. Have requested what I can from the Library let‘s see what turns up and how it goes. For some reason Crooked Plow is calling to me I have no idea why. (edited) 8mo
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Bookwormjillk If only someone would pay us to read 8mo
BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk If only 😉 8mo
BarbaraBB @BookWrym that one appeals to me too! 8mo
Hooked_on_books Well, you could always quit the job and just read. 😉 8mo
vlwelser I'm going to forget I saw this and keep working on all of the other lists. 8mo
BarbaraBB @vlwelser 😂😂 8mo
BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books Imagine 😍😍 8mo
Ruthiella Read only the short ones! 😆 8mo
Graywacke Also overwhelmed. I want to read them all, and I can‘t decide on just one to start with. 8mo
BarbaraBB @Graywacke Have you read any? 8mo
Graywacke @BarbaraBB no. All new to me. 8mo
sarahbarnes I know, that pesky job! 😂 I‘ve only read Kairos and have a copy of Crooked Plow. I‘m interested in many of these, too. Would you recommend The Details? 8mo
BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes Not really to be honest. I am curious about Crooked Plow. I hope you‘ll read it soon so I can decide whether to read it 😉 8mo
sarahbarnes I think I‘m going to read it next since I have it! 😊 I just finished Hard Girls last night. I wanted to like it much more than I did. 8mo
BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes Me too!! I had so looked forward to it, him being J Robert Lennon, but it turned out to be nothing special! 8mo
TheKidUpstairs Now that I've had time to look into them further, these are the ones going on my TBR: The House on Via Gemito, White Nights, Crooked Plow, The Silver Bone, Lost on Me. Only The Silver Bone is available from my local libraries right now, so I'll start there and see which (if any) I can get to! But I've got so many Women's Prize ones piled up at home, and The Postcard has derailed all my reading plans - I can't put it down! 8mo
Readerann 😩 📚 📚 📚 📚 8mo
BarbaraBB @TheKidUpstairs Thanks so much for sharing your ideas. That means a lot. I still need to do my research 😀. The Postcard is fantastic and the WP longlist too - so far! 8mo
Suet624 I‘m exceedingly overwhelmed. Giving myself a break as I am dealing with shingles and post election data work. 8mo
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Chelsea.Poole
Boulder | Eva Baltasar
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#InternationalBooker list, though I don‘t typically read those titles, I am amazed at this slim character study!! Boulder is a woman who is more comfortable at sea, physically exhausted than contained in domesticity. She falls in love which changes her whole world. Then motherhood hits and everything changes. The way new motherhood is described from the non-birthing partner‘s perspective is phenomenal.

bnp Tempting. 1y
Dilara @bnp I agree! 1y
BarbaraBB I loved this book 💖 💖 (edited) 1y
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