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This was a pretty slow moving book. It was interesting but a little morose. It is a tale about the many ways in which we confront aging, dying and living in a time of geopolitical chaos.

Ohhh. Book swap today led to another pile to read ;)
I blame you @wormkim 😅😉😙

My Perfect Day — my current book, my journals and notebooks about books, pens, post-it notes, tablet, Kindle, water, tea, and the most delicious Dutch New Year‘s treats- olie bollen And apelflappen. I wish you were all here to enjoy with me today!

I prefer to my reviews to be a bit more interesting, or at least have a little analytical value but all I can say is that I found this novel almost unbearably dull. It has some important things to say about aging but I had absolutely no desire to become as familiar with the characters' inner monologues as I did. They were realistic, they were not engaging beyond a few pages

Well, tried new-to-me author and just didn't care for the narrator. Or really the story line. Her inner dialogue is so judgmental and cold... I may try another by this author but this wasn't for me.

My daughter commented that my book sounded boring. (I was listening while getting dinner ready) And she's not quite wrong. This is not plot-driven, but rather a study of various people, loosely connected, facing old age, infirmity, and death. It's not exciting but it's a very human story.
Drabble, a master craftsman, shows life at 70 is still complicated and real. As much as I bemoan being "old" at 43, I still do not know what old age is like.

A modest (and somewhat futile) attempt at an #AprilTBR. #aprilbookshowers @RealLifeReading

A new Drabble novel coming out soon. I've never read her, so probably won't start with this one. Apparently, The Red Queen and The Radiant Way are her two most loved novels.