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Longlisted for the 2020 International Booker, it also won two German awards per the back flap.
It took me two months to read this 1275 page monster. It‘s a multigenerational saga about a Georgian family from 1900 to 2007. Very melodramatic - I didn‘t particularly like it but appreciated the mental workout of reading in German. I read it w/ a friend & complained to her. 😂
Graywacke I read it in English and i can relate. She depends on well known historical happenings for shock value. But they don‘t have a lock of shock if we all already know about it. That weakens it a bit. 3d
Ruthiella @Graywacke It would have been a stronger book for my taste if it had been edited down. That said, it sold well and many readers loved its emotion and expansiveness. (edited) 3d
Readerann 👏 3d
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Ruthiella @Readerann 😊 3d
BarbaraBB I had a hard fine finishing it in English so kudos for you to read it in German! I didn‘t knew you speak/read German! 3d
Ruthiella @BarbaraBB Yes, I don‘t think it was the translation that made it a chore at times to read. 3d
sarahbarnes Congrats! 🎉 3d
Ruthiella @sarahbarnes Thanks. 😊 3d
Amiable But you get the Colossal Chunkster credit! That makes it all worth it ! Right? 😳😀 3d
Ruthiella @Amiable Absolutely! 😂 3d
wanderinglynn Who-hoo! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎉 3d
julieclair I‘m impressed you finished it in only two months! 👏 2d
Ruthiella @julieclair It felt like longer! 😂 2d
Reggie Wow, congrats on this! And shoutouts to all those friends who listen to us complain! lol 12h
Ruthiella @Reggie Absolutely! 👏👏👏 I‘m so grateful to have friends like that! 5h
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