“…the reality of being here eludes me, I can‘t focus, I am dazed. And I want to stay this way. If I have too much clarity, I will be undone, I fear.”
The powerful story of Sonia Deraniygala, who lost her husband and kids in the Sri Lanka tsunami of 2004
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April's #aam, and it took until June to finish. So deep and heart-wrenching in parts, I couldn't fly through it. Nao, the Japanese girl who is the main narrator of her own diary, is a character who will stay with me. I just felt at times that the author tried to do too much, and I could have stayed with Nao and her story more than Ruth's, the woman who finds her diary. The writing itself was magnificent.
pickI loved this book for the most part. Naoko‘s story is heartbreaking & her family history is so beautifully portrayed.
I found Ruth & Oliver‘s story to be a tad pretentious; although covering some very important environmental themes.
But the ending which involved a magical realism time travel, a strange dream sequence & quantum physics just threw me off and ruined the entire experience.
I still like this book, but it could have been better.
pickFinished last month for #AuthorAMonth
This was so enthralling, I couldn't stop listening. I loved the interconnected stories of Ruth & Nao and the subtle magical realism throughout. The characters were so well crafted and the story slow & gentle yet compelling. 5⭐
@Soubhiville
Last year I mentioned our local library built a wind phone on their property. This week our local independent newspaper made a video about this one of a kind building in Vermont. My daughter, daughter-in-law, their best friend and the librarian spoke of how valuable it is and how much they use it. I thought folks might be interested in viewing the film. It's a surprisingly vulnerable video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3iQpmINd1Q
My April #WorstRead2024 just wasn‘t for me. On the plus side, it was the only book I didn‘t like last month. 26 good (some great) reads in a month are #bookproblems I can handle. 🤓
Bracket by @CSeydel 💙
pickI read and enjoyed these books for March and April‘s #aam picks.
The Harper was a solid thriller but I don‘t know that I‘ll seek out more of hers.
I had tried Ozeki before and been lukewarm, but was happy I tried again with her Booker-winner. The parts I was most engaged with were the ones set in the monastery.
Yay for a challenge I‘m doing well at! (not that finding new authors is a hardship 😜)
pickAnother hard/dark story. Hard to read because story has various triggers which were so descriptive.. I‘m not a fan of magical realism but author used it amazingly. Two characters connected in two time lines? Maybe...story use the concept of quantum multiverse. The ending was expected to me as I have seen in novels read using this concept. Beautiful and thoughtful lines even in those dark parts. Brilliant. Amazing narration by author. 4/4.5⭐️
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Hoping to start and finish A TALE FOR THE TIME BEING for #AuthorAMonth by the end of April. #fingerscrossed
