pickI usually read in spurts, but from 7 am to 12 pm I found myself unable to put this down until I reached the end. Was it because this tale of a traveling symphony and theater troupe playing to the few survivors of a global flu epidemic was action-packed? Nope, but St. John Mandel knew exactly how to stoke my curiosity. In her dreamy world, history and fiction hide behind the daily routines of the characters and end up shaping their fate.
DarcysMom Great review! 6y
Billypar In a #TimbitTunes aside, my edition of this book #cutslikeaknife because Vintage chose to cut the dual crossed knives in the previous edition from this cover 😉 @TheKidUpstairs @Cinfhen 6y
LiterRohde One of my favorite books. I find myself coming back to it again and again for discussion and quote challenges. It‘s the book that comes to mind when asked for recommendations. I think it is such a thoughtful message on finding what is important to you and going for it and holding on. About what we gain when we lose. 6y
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TheKidUpstairs I loved this one. At a time when the market seemed somewhat overrun with dystopian/ post apocalyptic stories, this seemed like a fresh and beautiful take. 6y
Billypar @DarcysMom Thanks! ☺️ 6y
Billypar @LiterRohde @TheKidUpstairs Yeah I think it's one that will stick with me too. The story is framed so well that in not so many pages we get to witness entire lives lived on both sides of the pandemic. Seeing both societies side by side is so interesting- usually we either get the collapse itself or something that's much further into the future. 6y
SpeculativeFemale That one was hard to put down. So unique and compelling. 6y
RohitSawant Great review! 6y
Cinfhen Beautiful review and a favorite book! I agree with what @LiterRohde touched upon... the idea about what we hold important and the weight of what one takes for granted really stayed with me. I loved this book even though I didn‘t care for the whole comic book angle. 6y
Cathythoughts On my TBR , yes a beautiful review... must get to it soon ( I don‘t know the story , would it work for #clifi @Cinfhen ? ♥️) 6y
Cinfhen I don‘t think so @Cathythoughts but honestly it‘s your challenge so if u feel it works then I‘m 100% ok with it!!!! It‘s dystopian but it was a virus that brought on destruction not a climate related tragedy 6y
Cathythoughts @Cinfhen thanks for that , no , I‘d rather stick to the prompt properly 👍🏻😘 6y
Cinfhen You‘re #oldschool like me... a #RuleFollower @Cathythoughts 6y
Billypar @SpeculativeFemale Yeah I'm pretty good at putting books down usually, but not for this one! 6y
Billypar @rohit-sawant Thanks! ☺️ 6y
Billypar @Cinfhen Agreed: it wasn't a book that was preachy about taking things for granted or being too dependent on technology but it really made you feel those things in a deeper way in how it portrayed living two decades without electricity. 6y
Billypar @Cathythoughts @Cinfhen This is the first I'm hearing of the term cli-fi- how perfect! Butler's Parable books come to mind. Also the tagged book, which I know many like- I wasn't a fan though.![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
The Drowned World: A Novel (50th Anniversary Edition) 6y
The Drowned World: A Novel (50th Anniversary Edition)Cathythoughts Thanks Vinny ...♥️👍🏻it‘s for the #Booked2019 challenge. I‘d never heard of this term before now either ... it‘s a fun challenge @Cinfhen 6y
Cinfhen Glad you‘re enjoying the challenge @Cathythoughts ❣️❣️❣️❣️you‘re really flying through the prompts 🙌🏻💟 6y
LiterRohde @Cinfhen From one rule follower to another, it can really get in the way sometimes, can‘t it? The fear of doing something “wrong”. Sheesh. Maybe it‘s just me. 🤪 6y
Blaire I absolutely love this book. 6y
Billypar @Blaire I felt so left out before I read it with all of the love it gets: now I can join the chorus ☺️ 6y
Cinfhen My kids certainly think so @LiterRohde 😂😂😂They ARE NOT big Rule followers 😜 6y
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