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Not the tagged book, but Khemiri‘s latest novel is not in the database

Wow! Just WOW! This book is amazing. About 3 sisters, Ina, Evelyn and Anastasia. The book starts as the world is heading into a new millennium and the sisters are in their 20s and we follow them until after the pandemic.

Three‘s also a storyteller, telling us about the sisters in the 90s and how he came in contact with them.

A book about family, absent parents and kids

Everything I don't remember was so so. It didn't capture me completely but I still finished it.

I finished this book tonight but I‘m still not sure I understand it. Maybe it‘s different in Swedish? I didn‘t like the interview narrative without knowing who the interviewer was. I did get caught up in the narrative in the second half but wished for just a bit more.

The pictured book isn't in the Litsy database, but the author is correct. The title would translate into "I call my brothers". This is based on a piece the author wrote for a newspaper after a suicide bomber blew himself in Stockholm 2010. This is about what it's like living in a #multiethnic society when something happens and you're perceived as the "other". #junebookbugs

Mina betyg här verkar starkt bero på mina förväntningar av boken. Det skulle varit 'so-so' om jag inte tänkte på att jag gav 'pick' till Lucy Dillon. Khemiri beskriver väldigt vackert de olika relationerna mellan sina karaktärer. Boken är dessutom skriven i en intressant form. Men ändå tappar jag lite av intresset efter tvåhundra sidor.

Nu har köerna för den här boken minskat något.

I might try this again in the future, but the style it's written in makes it super confusing to listen to. I just haven't been able to concentrate on the story.

3.5 ⭐️ After Samuel's passing, friends and family investigate, with the help of a journalist, the fatal circumstances surrounding what looks like an accidental car crash. In an unconventional narrative structure follows the tale of betrayals, memories, love and lies. Reconstructing together in alternating flashbacks Samuel's last days and the young man that they thought they knew.

I believe I'm bailing on this. I'm at 60% and I just don't care.Not about any character, not about the supposed mystery.The structure of the book is interesting. Interviews, but we only hear the responses.At this point in the book I don't even know who's asking the questions. Some may love it. I just don't find it captivating and it's a chore when I force myself to read it. Too many other books to waste time on one not doing it for me.

I loved the writing style A LOT, however the story itself was not fully complete in my opinion. I can't quite say what it is but there was a link missing that made it weird for me. Maybe it's intentional :D

Picked this up at the library - even though I already had library books and my own books to be read! The struggle is real... BUT I am going to start it anyway 😜

Afternoon coffee and book. #somethingforsept #bookandrink @RealLifeReading

This came from the library. I don't remember putting it on hold. I don't even know what it's about. When I looked it up, I didn't read past the first line of copy before I dove right into reading. The description? ...spins an exhilarating, innovative, and gripping murder mystery reminiscent of the hit podcast Serial. I'm in. #biblioweekend

4 🌟

Got this in the post today. Super excited to read it!

I don't know if it is brilliant or I dislike it. That says something about a book. It is like putting a puzzle together Rashomon style. It is all dialog separated by single dots. Each chapter is a different piece/perspective into the murder/suicide of Samuel. It is different and picks up by part 2.