Litsy

On the Calculation of Volume (Book I) | Solvej Balle

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This was good and frightening. A woman gets caught up in the 18th of November. Every morning she wakes up to the same day. She thinks of ways to escape and get on with her life. It is a quiet book, and somehow it felt believable. I do want to read part II!

sarahbarnes Excited for this one! Glad you liked it! 16h

Chelsea.Poole I just checked this out—surprised at how slim it is. Glad to see your stamp of approval 😊 13h

BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes Your kind of book! 12h

BarbaraBB @Chelsea.Poole It‘s good! 12h

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BarbaraBB

On the Calculation of Volume (Book I) | Solvej Balle

#WeeklyForecast 14/25

I am about to start Somewhere Else of the #WP25 longlist. After that, I‘ll wait what books will be shortlisted and decide which ones to read. So far I am preferring the #InternationalBooker longlist over the #WP25 so I am having two more of that list lined up for this week!

squirrelbrain Have a great week! 7d

ChaoticMissAdventures I have Big Bird on my TBR for this week also! Hope you like it. 6d

Lesliereadsalot I have Big Bird on my radar too. PS 1/2 way thru Point Zero on your recommendation. Where the heck is Teiko‘s hubby? 6d

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Hooked_on_books I loved the Balle! I dove right into book 2 and really want the others to be translated. 6d

sarahbarnes I hope you like Big Bird! I‘m anxiously awaiting Volume from the library. 6d

BarbaraBB @Lesliereadsalot I hope you‘re enjoying it! I loved how Japanese it felt. 6d

BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books I am happy to hear that! 6d

BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes I have high hopes! 6d

Leoslittlebooklife The Balle novel is on my tbr too, its plot sounds very intriguing. 6d

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DrasticallyJill

Absolution: A Southern Reach Novel | Jeff VanderMeer

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VanderMeer and his Southern Reach series is a study in the surreal. This installment is the ‘prequel‘. We start a point that still has anchor between Area X and the ‘lost coast‘ (Florida area, I think). We start with spies and gators and the creeping distortions of another universe. We are then transitioned into the spear provoking the events of Annihilation and beyond. Excellent. Must read other books before to fully enjoy this one.

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Leniverse

It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over | Anne de Marcken

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It's the zombie apocalypse, but it's also a poetic allegory of grief, loss, depression, issues of memory, consumerism, probably a few things I missed. Somehow it works.
Passed it on to the Spouse and he loved it so much he already wants to read it again (and he almost never re-reads). Once I return it to the library I'm going to have to buy a copy to keep.

Reggie All you had to say was it‘s the zombie apocalypse….stacked!!! 2w

Leniverse @Reggie Just don't expect your regular zombie apocalypse. This one is narrated by one of the zombies! 2w

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Graywacke

On the Calculation of Volume (Book I) | Solvej Balle

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Tara Selter is stuck in November 18. That is every day when she wakes up its 11/18 (or 18/11 🇬🇧) , and everything repeats itself - the rainy weather near Lille, France, the sky, and people who wake fresh to their first 11/18, with no memory of the previous 11/18s.

It‘s a very curious book, with terrific atmosphere and yet many unanswered questions. It‘s the kind of book that makes me want to try writing.

#booker #IB2025

Graywacke @AnnaCecilie @BarbaraBB @BookishTrish @Leniverse @Suet624 @TheKidUpstairs IB book 1 for me 3w

sarahbarnes Ooh, great review. I‘m on the hold list for this one and looking forward to it. 3w

BarbaraBB Great review. I can‘t imagine it being a series! 3w

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Graywacke @sarahbarnes 👍 I hope you get it soon. Also thanks 3w

Graywacke @BarbaraBB well, it leaves a lot to answer for. 🙂 I‘m wondering how it might evolve. Book 2 is available in English and I have a library copy. 3w

AnneCecilie @BarbaraBB As you read on it makes perfect sense. I‘m sitting here waiting for the 6th volume to be released. I think it‘s supposed to be 7 volumes 3w

Graywacke @AnneCecilie ooh! You‘ve read them in Danish? I think seven are planned. Five released in original language. 3w

AnneCecilie @Graywacke No, translated into Norwegian, but the Scandinavian countries usually translate each other‘s bestsellers pretty fast 3w

BarbaraBB @AnneCecilie I hope I‘ll enjoy it I‘d love a good Danish series to look forward to! (edited) 3w

Graywacke @AnneCecilie that makes sense. And cool 3w

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Leoslittlebooklife

On the Calculation of Volume (Book I) | Solvej Balle

My picks to read from the International Booker Prize 2025: the Dutch one: On a Woman‘s Madness by Astrid Roemer, and the Danish one: On the Calculation of Volume I.

#astridroemer #solvejballe #internationalbookerprize

AnneCecilie I love the Danish one 3w

Leoslittlebooklife @AnneCecilie I read@the first chapter and was sold! 3w

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Deblovestoread

On the Calculation of Volume (Book I) | Solvej Balle

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This is the only book, so far, off the Booker International Longlist at my library. It was lyrical and propulsive although I‘m not sure I totally understand what was really going on. Even with the ambiguous ending I enjoyed it and am looking forward to Volume 2.

BarbaraBB Good to know. I have this one on my shelves to pick up soon. 3w

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Leniverse

It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over | Anne de Marcken

Reading the 2024 winner of the Ursula K Le Guin Prize. That's a strong opening!

vivastory Sounds interesting. The first couple of sentences remind me of the opening of Butler's Kindred. 3w

Leniverse @vivastory In style I think it's more Max Porter than Octavia Butler. The narrator is depressed and has stuffed a dead crow into a hollow space excavated from beneath their ribcage. 3w

vivastory Sounds pretty wild. Adding to my tbr 3w

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Graywacke

On the Calculation of Volume (Book I) | Solvej Balle