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Angel of Oblivion
Angel of Oblivion | Maja Haderlap
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Haderlap is an accomplished poet, and that lyricism leaves clear traces on this ravishing debut, which won the prestigious Bachmann Prize in 2011. The descriptions are sensual, and the unusual similes and metaphors occasionally change (…more)
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Anna40
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Hitler's plan to germanize Slovenia included mountain villages with a Slovene minority living in Austria. Persecution escalated in 1942 when families were expelled from their farms or shot. Many became partisans, were caught and sent to the camps. Haderlap retells her father's and grandmother's accounts of partisan life and the camps the way she perceived them as a child and contrasts the trauma of an entire village 👇

Anna40 with her own memories growing up in that environment and poetic descriptions of farm life, the mountains and forests. I had to take several breaks from reading this book. Descriptions of grief, aftermath of WWII, the trauma are haunting. Language is mesmerizing. Hard to read but worth it. 4y
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shawnmooney
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See my full review over on BookTube: https://youtu.be/sbSLsdwwipo

(I‘ve gotten away almost completely from actually WRITING reviews, other than, strangely enough, bail reviews. So I had better start pasting my video reviews in here so you don‘t think that all I do is BAIL! 😜)

julesG I understand why you wouldn't tape a bail review. 😉 6y
shawnmooney @julesG Oh actually I love reviewing my bails! 🤣🤣 6y
julesG I tend to have a lot to say about bails but only a little about the really good books. 6y
sprainedbrain Your bail reviews are the best! 6y
erzascarletbookgasm Ah, it‘s a Pick! 😃😁 6y
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saresmoore Oh, I like this. 6y
Lindy @saresmoore Me too. I‘ve flung a few cowpies in anger in my youth. Once I accidentally caught my favourite steer on the nose with the tip of my manure fork and I was very remorseful when I saw a trickle of blood there as he stared at me in shock. 6y
shawnmooney @Lindy Wow. No shit? 💩 💩 🤪🤪😂😂 6y
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Lindy @shawnmooney Appropriate use of the poop emoji. 👏 6y
saresmoore @Lindy You are full of surprises! 6y
Lindy @saresmoore What? You don‘t believe I was a moody teenager? 6y
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jveezer
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OMG, I almost just started crying into my pizza in CPK. So good, so terrible, so čudno, čudno.

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jveezer
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Just started this one after it was long-listed fir the BTBA awards. First Slovene literature for me, although the translation is from the German.

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shawnmooney
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BOOKMAIL FROM A WUNNERFUL LITTEN

Thank you, @ramyasbookshelf ! I can't wait to read this!

ramyasbookshelf Enjoy :)) 8y
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ramyasbookshelf
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After the death of her grandma, the 11 year old feels a 'tenacious pain' settling into a space in her that her grandma once filled. And just like that, a writer is born. And what a writer! This book has taken such a firm hold of me!

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ramyasbookshelf
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My travel companion. The post war world that Maja Haderlap grows up in is rough, rustic and full of war stories from everyone around her... Slovenes living across the border in Austria. The writing is just fabulous!

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ramyasbookshelf
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Just when I was about to wallow in the sadness that comes with finishing a deep and intense book that transports you to a completely different place and time, archipelago sends me another beauty to dive into! This one is translated from German.

shawnmooney That also looks amazing! And you've finished the Slovenian one? I can't wait to read your review! 9y
ramyasbookshelf @shawnmooney last chapter! I'm almost done. It's absolutely amazing! I can't wait for them to translate the rest of his books!! My review will be coming up soon! But in short - must read! 9y
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