#BookReport
Finished both Agnes Grey #PemberLittens and Trespasses
Currently reading Spring Cannot Be Cancelled and Glory
Leniverse I'm currently reading Glory and Trespasses. 😄 Plan on finishing them both this weekend. 2y
Cinfhen Thoughts on the two #WomansPrize books @Leniverse @AnneCecilie ??? 2y
Leniverse @Cinfhen I can see why Glory was nominated for both the Booker and the Women's Prize. It's razor sharp satire. But it took me a good 150 pages to connect with it. It is perhaps a bit heavy on the literary devices and unnecessarily long. Trespasses is really great on the description of NI in the 70s, but a bit light on plot (so far). And I don't get the MCs obsession with the married guy twice her age. 2y
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Cinfhen I actually bailed on both books @Leniverse but I might try and go back to Tresspasses ( this time in print) if it makes the shortlist - im not going to attempt Glory again - I‘m not a huge fan of satire. Are you attempting the longlist? Any standouts? 2y
Leniverse @Cinfhen When I've finished these two I'll have read 9/16. There are two I'm not interested in, leaving me with five more before Wednesday 😆 Clearly not gonna happen, but I'll do my best. My favourites so far are Black Butterflies and Wandering Souls. They're both debuts and not flawless, but they are haunting and immersive. 2y
Cinfhen I still haven‘t been able to get a copy of Black Butterflies - I‘ve read 9 bailed on two and have one ( Fire Rush) I‘m about to start on audio @Leniverse Overall I‘ve been really happy with all my reads - I think my favorite might be![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
The Bandit Queens: A Novel 2y
The Bandit Queens: A NovelLeniverse @Cinfhen I'm reading Bandit Queens next. It's one I'm looking forward to. I haven't read Fire Rush yet either, but I think that might do well on audio! 2y
AnneCecilie @Cinfhen @Leniverse I found Trespasses a gripping a read. I think the married guy is just one of these charismatic men that doesn‘t seem to age and just pull people to them. I have 150 pages left in Glory and I‘m not sure what I think. Guess it comes down to the last pages. 2y
Leniverse 50 pages left of Glory now. I'm invested in finding out what will happen but all the repetitions are exhausting me. 2y
AnneCecilie @Leniverse I‘m finding those a little annoying. There‘s just too many of them. 2y
Leniverse And the endless lists... 2y
AnneCecilie @Leniverse I haven‘t noticed the lists, so either I haven‘t made to them jet or they haven‘t annoyed me. 2y
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