I feel like the meaning of the book that the title suggests got a bit lost in the storytelling of the relationship between the two main characters. But maybe the relationship is the story.
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I feel like the meaning of the book that the title suggests got a bit lost in the storytelling of the relationship between the two main characters. But maybe the relationship is the story.
I tried to do a #Top25of25 but only managed a Top Twenty. I havent read as much as other years! Thanks to all the Littens who recommended so many of these books to me - I get to read such great books thanks to you!
The top two lines are my top ten in no particular order, but I think The Safekeep is probably my book of the year. And props to Arkady Martine, Ive loved her sci fi So Much, shes here twice 🙌
pickA compelling novel about two women drawn together in post-war Netherlands. This gripped me & I kept wanting to get back to it. Strong writing & the characters were well developed, flawed & complex. Isabel was deeply prickly & unlikeable but I was invested in what happened. It veered on overwrought for me towards the end, a little unrealistic. But I loved the portrait of a family, slice of history & exact writing.
It's early days for me with this one, but I'm riveted!
I'm all signed up for this year's #AuldLangSpine event! If you haven't participated before, I highly recommend it. @monalyisha matches you to another participant based on a list you submit of 7-20 of your favorite reads from the previous year. So you get recommendations of favorite reads from someone with similar reading tastes - a really fun way to connect with other readers and try something you may not have picked up otherwise.
so-soMarch 2025 Book #8 last book read in March
I know this book was well accepted and won The Booker Price 2024 but I liked it not loved it. It didn‘t work for me. But I have to say that I like the writing style, it was the story that I didn‘t like much. Maybe my perspective about the relationship between these two women is different. I don‘t know but I saw a toxic dysfunctional relationship very manipulative and convenient. ⬇️
pickI was riveted from the first page. You know what the twist is going to be, but when it comes, it twists your heart so much that it takes you weeks to recover.
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#SummersEnd @Bookwormjillk
pickPhew, this one is a short, sharp kick in the emotionals! It took a while to ensnare me, the understated style of writing bored me a little...until I cottoned on to its power - skimming the surface of complex emotions, concealing the slowly peeled back layers, hiding the truth in plain sight - narrative & style perfectly in harmony. And the reveal - the whole thing becomes something else altogether. It is still under my skin weeks later. Fabulous.
pickThis is a book that I think is best read not knowing anything about the plot. However it did take me a while to get into it. Could see why someone would give up. Don‘t. Keep going. It may make you feel uncomfortable, keep going. For me it was well worth it. ❤️
