pickA contemplative look at the nature of memory and how the experiences of our youth can stick with us in unexpected ways. It's also about the challenges of family and navigating both their expectations of us and how these are colored by their own experiences/biases/traumas, which reminds me of so many other books of the recent past. I like it quite a bit, but I'm not sure I love it. #BookerPrize2025 Longlist
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This simultaneously tried too hard and not enough.
pick"Love - what has that done for her?"
I am so glad I ignored the mixed reviews and read this. I love Aw's writing, and thought the style which was often changing in POV, topics and history reflected the heat and drought of a last summer.
Jay was a well flushed out MC who was pleasant to spend time with and I found the family as a whole interesting and complex.
#malaysia #bookerlonglist
I always read the Booker winner, but I had a hard time finding this one. Hubby found it in a bookstore in Ireland. It arrived yesterday all the way from Galway. I hope it was worth the hunt. It‘s on my TBR for those lazy holiday pajama days. #BookMail
so-soI am still working on the Booker longlist and was excited that this one was a shorter read. Little did I know it would take me the longest amount of time to read and honestly in the end the effort didn‘t seem worth it to me. It is not a bad book, it just didn‘t click with me.
Current audiobook…Another story I am giving a second chance and the audiobook is really helping.
so-soConceptually, this book is fantastic, and the fact that it highlights young women boxers is exceptional. I bear some responsibility for my somewhat “meh“ reaction to the book as I have very little interest in boxing, and I'm sure that sullied my reaction a bit. #TOB2025 #TOB25 Full review: https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3934124522060211942/278442361882261270
pickIn part one the unnamed protagonist meets a younger man in a restaurant. Then part two, the same characters, but an entirely different story. Despite my confusion I didn‘t dislike this. The writing was sharp and elegant and at times probed what we perceive as a family in a refreshingly uncomfortable way. As a whole, reading this made me feel grown up and almost elegant myself, completely swayed by the New York vibe. A brief, enjoyable conundrum.
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