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Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv
Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv | Andrey Kurkov
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"Ukraine's greatest living novelist" New European "A Ukrainian Murakami" Guardian A hugely entertaining romp through the beautiful city of Lviv, by the author of Death and the Penguin and Grey Bees, now reporting widely on the Russian (…more)
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charl08
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"...He will not end well! A person who spends his nights driving around Lviv on a yellow scooter with a shotgun over his shoulder, following strangers, can't possibly end well. If there's a shotgun on the shoulder, sooner or later it'll go off."

charl08 Scooter via Unsplash (Hakan Nural) 1y
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Yezhi unfolded the fabric, which turned out to be a British flag, and tied it around Taras' neck. He spun his neighbour to face the wall with the portrait of the elderly lady once more.

"You remember how in the eighties they had 'Britain days' in the USSR? They hung this flag up in our building and forgot to take it down afterwards - our caretaker was a drunk. So l took it for myself! It's the perfect size!"

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TheEllieMo
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First finish of November! This one is quite a slow burner, and it‘s two story strands don‘t have any real connection, but there is something very warm-hearted about this novel, and though I was unsure about it at first, it became a strong pick.

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rockpools
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I thoroughly enjoyed this absurd but affectionate novel set amongst the night-time streets and characters of Lviv. As someone who spends way too much time on seagull-related matters, I laughed a lot.

However, if you were to ask me what this book is about, I‘m not sure I could tell you. The storylines were a little disjointed, yet the conclusion didn‘t feel surprising or original – I guess I just wanted more. I

rockpools am really happy to have been introduced to Andrey Kurkov‘s work through this book, though, and will eagerly be seeking out his other titles, even if the plot of Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv didn‘t grab me as I‘d hoped.

Thank you to Quercus Books and NetGalley for providing an E-ARC for review.
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charl08 Have you come across this one? 1y
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