Two books from previous #weeklyforecast and one new audiobook … In this week I‘m expecting two finish audiobook Anna and ebook Here be Iceberg, The Ink Black Heart is in category wishful thinking …

October was good reading month, I even have one #bookspinbingo consisting 5 different books! My favourite is tagged book, which is also my #bookspin and #doublespin (I‘m playing one book=two squares), but the most fun I had with was R.Osman‘s The Bullet That Missed.

I appreciate the historical research behind the story, I loved atmosphere in it, but I wasn‘t immersed in the way I would like to be …. I had the same feelings with the Hamnet, and I assume, that something in O‘Farrell‘s writing isn‘t working for me. Nice, rich story, but not for me. 🤷ðŸ�»â€�♀ï¸�

My list for November #bookspin #doublespin #bookspinbingo My reading time is still limited, so I‘m playing one book - two squares 🤷ðŸ�»â€�♀ï¸�

The Marriage Portrait and The Country of Others are my books in progress, the rest of them are just ‘pile of possibilities‘ for the week … but I have two days off, so who knows 🤷ðŸ�»â€�♀ï¸�
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If you are interested in cults, than this book is for you. Church of Scientology is institution with horrifying practices, theirs Fair Gaming is upper level of abuse and harassment … you have to wonder how sick are the brains behind this … but, faith is blind sometimes …

Charming and entertaining as were previous books, and I can see that crime/mystery part is evolving with each book in more complicated story. Nice 👌

New on my shelves - I have been waiting for them all year! Reprinted edition with new covers, and I must say that they are gorgeous ♥�

This is auto-fictional novel, intimate story of a woman who is struggling with breast cancer, it is the story about patching the body, soul and personal history, story about the moments when life begins to slip between your fingers. Deep, brutally honest, almost, poetic prose, fragmented story, told in second person feels remote, but this remoteness also allows the author to avoid pathetic and self pity.
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The Bullet That Missed is my current read, Leïla Slimani will be my audio-walks companion, and just in case if I manage to finish The Bullet, I have The Marriage Portrait. #weeklyforecast

Through few years that is my third unsuccessful attempt to read Clarice Lispector ….

I had no idea who Jennette is and what she represents in pop culture, but the praises of her book are everywhere and I, of course, have to read it too. Reviewing autobiography is always a problem to me, because readers are judging how/in what way someone has decided to share their private life with the world. I sympathise with Jennette, but … this autobiography feels like a exercise she had to do on therapy, and self-reflection and … 👇

This story about fairytale world and classic fight between good and evil feels like YA adventure story. I was listening audiobook, it was fun experience … but I think that physical book would be DNF for me. Pick for the first part of the book, and pan for adventure part of the book.

The way to treat yourself during the covid … I‘m only one chapter in, but already very intrigued.

My life is currently divided between a lack of time and a reading slump, and for that reason, my October #bookspinbingo is adapted to the current situation and I feel that is still too ambitious …
#bookspin #doublespin

The tagged audiobook is in progress (so far interesting), the left one is Slovenian translation of Piranesi and the right one is by Slovenian author (autobiographical novel, my translation of the title - At the Creation of the World). I will finished the audiobook, but I don‘t expect to finish both of the ‘real‘ books. #weeklyforecast

My plan for this cold and rainy evening is simple: knitting a simple shawl, reading the newest book from most beloved Slovenian author, enjoying in tea (black/almond) and dessert (grape pudding with whipped cream). Enjoy in your Saturday 😘

I‘m planning to visit library tomorrow, but here is my #weeklyforecast Audio companion for the walks is in the progress (2 hours from 19) and I really like it so far, later today I‘m starting with tagged book by Bosnian author (autobiographical novel about her experience with breast cancer).

New in my library - beautiful collection, and first time translated into Slovenian languageâ�£ï¸� If I have to make the list of my favourite books, I always include Durrell‘s Alexandrian Quartet as one of them … but till now, I never thought to read his Avignon Quintet.

Although, I haven't been able to read the entire longlist this time, I can't to miss #BookerPrize2022 prediction party. I finished 8 books, After Sappho and Nightcrawling have the current status ‘in the progress‘, Case Study and Booth are on the waiting list, while for Glory - I‘m not sure if I'm going to read it at all. So here's my shortlist …

My current reads are ebook Death Comes for the Archbishop (will finish it today) and audiobook Insomnia. Everything else is pile of possibilities for next week. #weeklyforecast

It's hard not to compare YM with SB because the basic story is the same - a dysfunctional family, a complicated relationship between an alcoholic mother and children, in this book - Mung's older brother, who is brutally violent, a sister who sees a way out to the better life - but this means giving up Mungo in a way, and ultimately Mungo himself - with his sexual identity and all the problems posed by homosexuality, queernes in a very toxic … 👇

Double review: One book by #Czech writer - set in France, and one by American author - set in Prague.
I‘m not Milan Kundera fan, although I find his books good, especially on the level of the individual sentences, but his overall writing style is too philosophical for me … and this book isn‘t exception. In this story he is playing with the idea of personal/intimate identity, the identity of partner/husband, how perception can reverse with the … 👇

I can‘t … 15 hours was enough 😔
#AuthorAMonth

I‘m playing for #BookSpinBingo #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin and I‘m quite pleased with my June selection.

May was good reading month for me, although no #BookSpinBingo but I did manage to finished #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin book. I DNF one book (P. Highsmith: Her Dairies and Notes), and my favourite was Maršalinja by Zora del Buono.

I never thought that I will like book about fish … but I did. Till 1938 scientists were convinced that Coelacanths were extinct. Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer was curator in the small museum, always in the hunt for unusual species, and as soon as she saw to her unknown fish, she contacted the ichthyologist JLB Smith… and the treasure hunt has begun. Surprisingly readable, even a tense story about the fish that is supposed to be a missed link 👇

P. Highsmith, Her Diaries and Notebooks is audiobook for #AuthorAMonth , Death Comes For the Archbishop by W. Cather is from Jenny‘s GR to-review shelf #rememberingJenny , How High We Go in the Dark is my current read (and I love it) #campLitsy , and Katarina Sienska isn‘t for any challenges, but just because …. #weeklyforecast

My Saturday afternoon - ebook and cherry pie with vanilla sauce. The main theme in my current read is family legacy through stories and its effects … sad story, but perfect for rainy day. #weekendReading

The author describes in these memories, both her growing up in Zimbabwe, as well as traditions, believes and the problems/obstacles that she had to overcome to achieve her goal - work for the UN and to create changes in society/world. This book is a perfect example of strong will, determination and what it means to live with purpose. #ReadingAfrica2022 #Zimbabwe
#NonFiction2022 #Survivor

Justin Alexander Shetler was restless soul, determinant to find deeper meaning of existence through nature and eastern philosophy. He went to India, Parvati Valley, where numerous adventures went missing … and that's what happened to Jastin too. Very detailed, well written, compelling story about young man on the way to live differently.
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From today perspective - that was really interesting look at homicide ‘traditions‘ in Ancient Rome, very interesting look at what they treated as plain murder, and what was justified violent death. Serious topic, but author managed to lighten things up with some humorous comments. #NonFiction2022 #RuleBreaker

My current read while I‘m waiting for my dog (she is in dog grooming salon). I was intrigued by the title, and now when I‘m few pages in - the content and the writing style are promising. Defenestration is a new word for me 🤷��♀� https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenestration

My #weeklyforecast S.Lebedev - Oblivion, D.PeÅ¡ut - Father‘s Boy, S.Undset - Catherine of Siena, and for the rest of the month, 42 hours long audiobook by P. Highsmit - Dairies and Notebooks.

My May bingo card is composed with books for different challenges (I‘m playing catch-up for few April‘s challenges), and books that I find interesting at the moment. #bookspin #doublespin #bookspinbingo

I finished 13 books in April, #bookspin and #doublespin but I didn‘t get #bookspinbingo

I have only two short books and two audiobooks in this #weeklyforecast because my week is going to be, mostly, filled with long-working-hours …
Happy reading week♥�

I‘m playing catch-up with reading challenges … so, here is my March book for #ReadAroundTheWorld and #ReadingAfrica
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I finished #InternationalBookerPrize2022 longlist and here is my shortlist selection/prediction. It is interesting, thematically diverse longlist, with surprisingly number of short stories collections. Reading longlist was exhausting, but at the same time - it is rewarding experience.

A story where the narrative style is almost fairytale-like and playful, takes place in India. We follow an 80-year-old grandmother who falls into depression after her husband's death, and while taking care of her, we meet her family ... their daily chores, life, relationships, thoughts. Throughout the story, I had a feeling that the author wanted to say something, make a statement, and we only get to the point in the last part (the book is … 👇

Another short stories collection in this year #InternationalBookerPrize2022 and this one was mixed bag for me. While I didn‘t like short short stories, the longer are pure enjoyment to read. Stories are smart, some are sad, some are ironic, but all have common thread in yearning for acceptance. I have the strong feeling that Pasaribu form to write/express in fullness is longer format than short stories.

The main character is older, successful painter Asle and we follow his thoughts about his younger years, while in the present, he ponders about his doppelgänger Asle (yes, the same name, and to make things even more confusing - he is also painter). Although this is the third book in the series, and because I didn‘t read the previous two, a lot of this story didn‘t have sense for me … but I love Fosse‘s execution of the stream of … ?

Seoul‘s queer scene, finding love in the big city, finding place in the world, taking care of sick mother … those are all big and small problems of Park Young, narrator of the story. He tells us his story in the light mood, humour, but always with the hint of some darker undertones. Interesting and charming.
#InternationalBookerPrize2022

Four short stories (one is in two parts) and I didn‘t like any of them … polite thing to say in this case would be - that this book wasn‘t for me 🤷ðŸ�»â€�♀ï¸�
#InternationalBookerPrize2022

Written in quite simple prose and straightforward narration this is the story about two completely different (in every sense) teenagers who find a common point in dissatisfaction with life, and in beliefs/desires what belongs to them or what they deserve. This brutally raw and furious story is excellent comment on social stratification and based on this stratification - different reasons for violence. Unpleasant read, but incredibly powerful.

Frederico has a lighter complexion than the rest of his black family, he is treated differently and in many ways privileged, while in others he is a victim of teasing and exclusion, and lives a completely different life than his darker brother Laurenco. Frederico becomes a member of the Brazilian committee, where they are debating about the development of the software that is supposed to determine race/skin color to fulfill the prescribed … 👇

The story revolves around a family, three generations of women, each in their own way facing the pain caused by the generation before her. It all starts with Vera Novak, a Yugoslav Jew (who escaped to the Israel after she survived imprisonment in Goli otok - political prison in former Yugoslavia), and her dramatic decision that marks future generations. The main narrator is Gili, Vera‘s granddaughter, a filmmaker who documents the family's … 👇

The story of children's unconditional love for their mother, the cycle of abuse repeated from generation to generation, how to break this cycle, psychological problems/illnesses, the role of a woman/mother ... are some topics from this intimate story of a daughter (and her sister), whose task is to keep the mother alive and happy. Genre-wise, the story is autofiction, and I understood it as an attempt to reshape the past, give meaning to … 👇

I think that short stories collections can‘t compete with novels, this collection is an exception. Each individual story is a commentary either on social happenings, or the depravity of people, greed, selfishness, abuse ... and all this is told through magical realism on the border with fantastic elements, often grotesque, bizarre and surrealistic situations. The simplest description is that the stories are strange and always with a very … 👇

In March I did get one #BookSpinBingo but not #Bookspin or #Doublespin I hope that April is going to be more successful …