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Two innovative novellas… one written in headlines alone, one written as a series of lists, both about women who have recently been left broken-hearted and are coping with 21st century breakups. I found both really compelling…. My only reservation is that both formats somehow kept me at a distance, and felt a little cold. Really creative and unique though…. #weathertermintitle #booked2022 @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @alisiakae

I went outside to take my laundry off the clothes line and found this gem… a little birdy must have visited at some point! 🤣

I listened to this book and had difficulty focusing on it.

This was a beautiful, quiet, autumn book that demanded reading slowly by scented candlelight. The prose was amazing, it made me feel like the Icelandic wind was really on my face. The characters were all deep but gentle to read about. A lovely ensemble cast book for the season.

#scarathlon2020 #teamharkness @StayCurious and #averyunfortunatereadathon ensemble cast 1 hour so 16 pts in all

I added a bunch of supermarket flowers to my "office" this week. Along with a lovely card from @jenniferw88 (and tea!) making it all a bit more pleasant...! And I have another translated fiction bookclub tonight, a definite lockdown benefit!

Life in a remote Icelandic village

#7days7covers Day 5 #covercrush

The year of women in translation starting History a Mess this weekend. 💃📚

A young woman realizes she has spent eight years towards a dissertation founded on a mistake. What follows is a surrealist account of her unraveling life. This brief novel won‘t be for everyone, but I loved it.

I almost bailed on this one. I got to the end of the book and wasn‘t sure exactly what was going on. The book had a good premise - I do like literary fiction especially one that revolves around books. This one was a little too slow and confusing for me. I feel like I missed something important that would have explained everything.