#FridayHappyReadingHour
On my balcony in the Japanese mountains after a long hike. Starting the weekend with mineral water, Japanese cookies and a new book! Happy weekend friends!
This is why I follow the Women's Prize each year more than any other.
pickI enjoyed this. As others have said the writing style is paired down and sparse. I think that reflects both the idea of the Eastern European and the Man. This is a character study and can be taken quite philosophically.
It is also a bit depressing! István goes along to get along and that leads to some really unfortunate situations. I really appreciate how Szalay portrayed mental health in aan we would assume avoids it.
pickI finished this just b4 the prize announcement. I see the merit in the life story of Istzan, a Hungarian immigrant, + found the book v absorbing but I dont know if I actually liked the book. Its a book abt modern masculinity, so he is monosyllabic drawn into sexual relationships and struggles to express his feelings, including significant losses. It certainly is a book to discuss in a time where toxicity of negative male influences is prevalent.
https://youtu.be/QZkjTuw3Tvw?si=97d1Shc_4_tBKZbE
Thoughts on this year's Booker winner.
Still ill and droopy lol.
pickI thought the concept was brilliant and original. Without giving anything away, I found myself wanting to save the characters. No, go left, don't call....
The paranoia was intense. I assume immigrants, whether Albanian or Guatemalan, live with daily paranoia. I don't assume, I know. They have to keep a low-key profile ALL the time. Who is safe? Who will help? The exhaustion.
After I post, I plan to look at other reviews.
so-so
