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Turbulence
Turbulence | David Szalay
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From the acclaimed, Man Booker Prize-shortlisted author of All That Man Is, a stunning, virtuosic novel about twelve people, mostly strangers, and the surprising ripple effect each one has on the life of the next as they cross paths while in transit around the world. A woman strikes up a conversation with the man sitting next to her on a plane after some turbulence. He returns home to tragic news that has also impacted another stranger, a shaken pilot on his way to another continent who seeks comfort from a journalist he meets that night. Her life shifts subtly as well, before she heads to the airport on an assignment that will shift more lives in turn. In this wondrous, profoundly moving novel, Szalay's diverse protagonists circumnavigate the planet in twelve flights, from London to Madrid, from Dakar to Sao Paulo, to Toronto, to Delhi, to Doha, en route to see lovers or estranged siblings, aging parents, baby grandchildren, or nobody at all. Along the way, they experience the full range of human emotions from loneliness to love and, knowingly or otherwise, change each other in one brief, electrifying interaction after the next. Written with magic and economy and beautifully exploring the delicate, crisscrossed nature of relationships today, Turbulence is a dazzling portrait of the interconnectedness of the modern world.
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shawnmooney
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Now *I* need a freaking Bloody Mary!

#BookQuote

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Kappadeemom
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Megabooks
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I loved rereading these interconnected short stories running from London Gatwick around the world to Senegal, Brazil, Vietnam, #Hungary, and more. #readingeurope2020

And...expect more rereads because things are about to get stressful/good because Dad‘s finally coming home!! It‘s going to be Sept 15 or 17. 💖🎉

So I‘m going to be rewriting my #BookspinBingo list to include more rereads.

Also, I got this cute #booksleeve in the mail! Big day!!

rabbitprincess Glad to hear your dad‘s coming home ♥️ 4y
Librarybelle That‘s great news about your dad! ❤️❤️❤️ 4y
Lcsmcat Such good news that he‘s coming home! 4y
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Crazeedi Yay for your dad!!! I hope he settles in without issues. I'm sure you'll be a bit busy and stressed too. So dont forget to take care of yourself! 4y
NeedsMoreBooks Excellent news! 4y
BookNAround Fantastic news about your dad! 4y
mrp27 Great news! 4y
erzascarletbookgasm Wonderful news about your dad! And I love your new book sleeve. 4y
Hooked_on_books Great news about your Dad! I hope it all goes smoothly. 4y
BarbaraBB That is wonderful news - and earlier than you expected if I‘m right. That‘s a good sign. And it seems perfect to reread great books like this one! 4y
Megabooks Thank you all!! We‘re very excited he‘s coming home and still have a lot to work out. 😬😬 I‘ll keep everyone updated! @rabbitprincess @Librarybelle @Lcsmcat @Crazeedi @NeedsMoreBooks @BookNAround @mrp27 @erzascarletbookgasm @Hooked_on_books @BarbaraBB 💖💖 4y
squirrelbrain Wonderful news about your Dad! ❤️ 4y
Megabooks @squirrelbrain thank you!! 💜💜 4y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! That's such great news!!! 4y
Megabooks @TheAromaofBooks thanks!! 😊👍🏻 4y
Reviewsbylola So exciting about your dad!! ❤️ 4y
Megabooks @Reviewsbylola yes, thank you!! 4y
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Bookalong
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Mehso-so

3/5🌟This book was just ok for me. I didn't love it as much as I thought I would but I didn't hate it either. Follows several characters, showing the interconnectedness of people and the mark they can leave on us even if only meeting briefly. The connection used here is through an aiplane which I thought was brilliant! This is a very quick intriguing read, I did wish some of the characters got bigger parts. The writing itself was very good though.

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shaynarae
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Mehso-so

Yes, it‘s snowing in the middle of April in New England 😖
This book was ok. It‘s a collection of short stories in which a character in one story connects to another in the next as they move the reader around the globe. I love that premise, but the stories themselves were a bit lackluster. Having recently read Florida by Lauren Groff, this short story collection couldn‘t hold a candle to hers.

atla Florida was so good 😍 4y
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NerdyRev
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A very fast progressive book about relationships. It begins with a woman getting sick on a plane while sitting next to a man. It then takes you to the man‘s story and then a character from his story, and so on. Very creative and a great read.

Megabooks I loved this too! 4y
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YaYa_Reads
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Short read on 12 people who lives are connected, in a
“6 degrees of separation” kind of way. Szalay did a great job of writing this from an aerial point of view. My only issue (lately, always the issue) was the ending. It just dropped off, as if it reached the maximum allowed characters or someone ripped the last few pages out 🤷🏾‍♀️
I would still recommend reading based on how the connections were written.

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Laughterhp
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I definitely would have never picked this book up if not for #newyearwhodis

I wasn‘t sure how I was going to feel about this book. It was a short look into a lot of lives and how they were slightly connected. I really liked the way the writer did that. I always get nervous about plane books, but no need to be. All of these people had a lot going on in their lives and you got a sneak peek into everyone‘s mind.

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Megabooks
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Loved it! I have a thing for interconnected short stories and these were perfect. I can‘t think of a thing I would change about this book! Excellent #jolabokaflodswap choice @Moonprismpower b/c I finished it today. (And ate some of those yummy wc discs!) It also made me think of all the people traveling today. Prayers for safe journeys for any Littens traveling. 5⭐️

PS My total favorite thing, though, is my sea glass worry stone. Perfect!! 💕😘

Moonprismpower So those chocolate discs have a name !!!! They are called nonpareils. I‘ve loved them since I was a kid. Basically it‘s a snowcap like you‘d get at the movie theater but I love the word nonpareil more. Glad you enjoyed the book! I just read A Christmas Carol! Happy Christmas! 4y
Megabooks @Moonprismpower Aaahh, yes! I remember hearing nonpareils some time in my life now. I always think of Patrick Stewart with A Christmas Carol. Happy Christmas and thank you!! (edited) 4y
Bklover Nonpareils are the best! Used to eat them with my dad 4y
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Megabooks @Bklover They are yummy!! 4y
Cinfhen I think interconnected stories are my new favorite literary device ❣️Merry Christmas, Meg 😘 4y
Megabooks @Cinfhen Thank you! Happy Chanukah 🕎 Cindy! 😘 4y
BarbaraBB I loved this one too. His other book is great as well 4y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB Thanks for the recommendation!! Merry Christmas, Barbara!! 🎄🎉📚🥂 4y
MaleficentBookDragon Lovely. 🍫 📚 Happy #Jolakabodflod 4y
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Megabooks
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Omg, thank you so much @Moonprismpower !!! You are the BEST! What a wonderful #jolabokaflodswap package. Not only did she get me really yummy (white chocolate!) candy, but also some sea glass, which I immediately purposed into a worry stone. Love those!

She picked up the tagged from her local indie! 👍🏻🎉The other two were donated to the library where she works and are basically new, and I am so happy and spoiled to have all three! Thanks Court!

Megabooks Also, check out the beautiful Edward Gorey bookmark. Friend, you went above and beyond! (And I was just watching ST:VOY the other day! For some reason I‘m stuck on season 3. 🤷🏻‍♀️) 4y
Cinfhen Now we know what was inside the HUGE box 😊enjoy 💞💞💞💞 4y
Cinfhen Turbulence was a 5 star read for me!!!! I loved it 4y
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Moonprismpower Yay! So glad you liked it! The sea glass was plucked from the salt waters of Nauset beach in Orleans and Cold Storage beach in Truro! Happy Holidays! 🎄🎁🍫📚 4y
squirrelbrain What lovely gifts! ❤️ 4y
Megabooks @Cinfhen Right! I‘m about to start Turbulence now that I‘m caught up on litsy! So wonderful! 4y
Megabooks @Moonprismpower You picked them yourself? Thank you! The one that‘s pictured fits my thumb perfectly, and has not left my hand since! I‘ve been to Boston and several cities in Rhode Island, but never Cape Cod. I‘ll have to put it on my bucket list! 4y
Megabooks @squirrelbrain You‘ve got it said correctly! 💜 4y
Reviewsbylola What a nice gift. Those covers really pop together. Enjoy your holidays Meg! 4y
Suet624 @Moonprismpower Nauset Beach is magical. I've spent a good deal of time there. It was always my mother's favorite place to be. 4y
Moonprismpower @Suet624 it is! I love walking the beach after work with my sisters. 4y
Megabooks @Reviewsbylola Thanks Steph! You too! Have fun with the girls!! 💜💜 4y
Flaneurette I really loved Turbulence too, and jealous of your sea glass! 4y
Megabooks @Flaneurette The sea glass and the book are wonderful!! 4y
BarbaraBB Marry Christmas dear Meg! 4y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB merry Christmas to you too Barbara!! 💕💕🎄😘 4y
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Readaholics
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This book is a great short read. It‘s like a movie and the reader is the voyeur who gets to jump into a d out of several entwined stories all based on people coming and going from flights. The characters are great and the stories are just interesting and short enough to hook you before you jump into another.

BarbaraBB Loved this one 💕 4y
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KarenUK
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#octoberwrapup
A month of challenge reads, some lovely cookbooks and a fabulous reread, on audio (Daisy Jones)
My favorite fiction was Turbulence.. a beautifully written collection of linked vignettes that really spoke to me.
The Art of escapism cooking is a gorgeous memoir/cookbook - my favorite combo!
I realized that space stuff (Descender for #pop19) is not for me, and I‘m just #meh about YA fantasy (Blood and Bone for #booked2019) 🤷‍♀️

BarbaraBB I loved Turbulence too! 4y
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Lindy
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Shining softly and strung together like pearls, twelve brief, interlinked stories connect readers with people across the globe. Clever and humane. #Audiobook narrated by Gabra Zackman.

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Lindy
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Each chapter is a separate story but you can see the links between them by looking at the airport codes, starting with LGW–MAD (Gatwick to Madrid) and ending back at Gatwick via Budapest. You can also see how brief this audiobook is: only 2.5 hours long.

Sace Sounds fascinating! 4y
wen4blu Clever! 4y
Lindy @Sace @wen4blu Yes, it‘s neatly done. 4y
ljuliel That‘s different ! 4y
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Hooked_on_books
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This slim book is a collection of linked short stories all somehow related to airline travel. Each story takes its main character from the prior story and follows that person forward, handing the baton through to the end, when we come back around to the beginning. I enjoyed it, though I don‘t think I found it as profound as did the NYT book review podcast.

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BarbaraBB
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Based on @Cinfhen ‘s review I bought this one and she was right, it is very good! Losely connected stories, all based on people travelling by plane to go home, visit friends, family, escape the turbulence of their own life etc.
Just like in Szalay‘s other book, All That Man Is, his characters and plots are so interesting that I would like to read (much) more about all of them.

(Pic: Our AirBnB in The Hamptons, New York)

Cinfhen It really needed to be longer!!!! I loved this book but it left me wanting more. Did it storm by you today???? How many books did you read on your trip??? How many new books are you bringing back??? 5y
Kalalalatja Looks lovely! 5y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen we had a beautiful day but I think the storm is approaching now. I‘ll send you a copy of All that Man is when I‘m home, it is just as good as this one and longer! I just started my 17th book 😊 and bought 12... 🙈. We also bought an extra suitcase because my kids bought sneakers and stuff like that. How about you? Did Niki bring tons of book that had been waiting for you in her apartment 🤣?! (edited) 5y
Cinfhen My stack of books is ridiculous 😜hubby is already having fits and I still have another 3 weeks left!!!! I‘d love to read All That Man Is xx thank you 😘have you posted your haul? I‘ll have to go back and see what you bought!!! I know you went to Strand 🙌🏻❤️ what an amazing trip you planned!!! I‘m sure kids had a blast. Zach ALWAYS brings back sneakers!! It‘s always our first (and last) stop😁 5y
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BookishTrish
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Best reads: Turbulence and A Girl Returned

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BookishTrish
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A beautiful beautiful book. I read it in a single sitting, hugged it and reluctantly passed it on to my husband. I‘ll definitely reread it.

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Oh wow - stacking based on your review. Sounds like an amazing book. 5y
andrew61 I loved All that man is so this looks great 👍 5y
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Cinfhen
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#LilithJuly This slim little volume of interconnected stories all revolve around airplane travel. Each chapter is headed by airport destinations and the stories start and end at the previous destination. I was hooked from the very first “flight “ and delighted with each encounter. It‘s not available until September but reserve your #WindowSeat now 😜 #NetGalley #ARC

TrishB Clever 👍🏻 5y
Cinfhen This book almost made my #Top6Reads @TrishB @erzascarletbookgasm It still might end up on my favorites of 2019 🧡 5y
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TrishB Wow 😮 that‘s praise indeed! 5y
KarenUK I‘ve already pre-ordered this based on your review 💕😊👍 5y
jenniferw88 It's available in the UK now! 5y
Cinfhen I hope you like it @jenniferw88 my only regret, it‘s a very short read 😬 5y
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Cinfhen
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“For, in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet.” Wow!!! This book was fabulous....just wish it was longer 😉Twelve stories that are loosely connected join to make a full circle. 5 shiny stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 #NetGalley #ARC @ScribnerBooks 🙏🏻

TrishB Great review 👍🏻 5y
KarenUK Stacked! 📚 5y
Cinfhen I really loved this one @KarenUK @TrishB ❣️❣️❣️✈️ 5y
BarbaraBB Wow, great review. I am now really intrigued by this one, especially since I loved 5y
Cinfhen It was really good but too short @BarbaraBB another reviewer said it was too similar to this book.....so now I want to read (edited) 5y
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Cinfhen
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Thank God for my fully charged Kindle and the beachside bar...got my awesome salad, fabulous drink and I‘m ready to start a new #ARC #HappyMemorialDay 🇺🇸❤️#NetGalley #ReadAndEats

Booksnchill Yum! 5y
Soubhiville That looks amazing! 5y
jhod Nom nom!! 5y
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erzascarletbookgasm Ah, jealous where you are now.. 😘💕 5y
TrishB Looks lovely ❤️ enjoy! 5y
Kalalalatja Yuuuuuum 😍 5y
Theaelizabet That looks yummy! I‘ve heard such good things about the tagged book. Look forward to your review. 5y
saresmoore Delish! 5y
Recommended4Reading Yum! Enjoy!!! 5y
BarbaraBB That food looks fab! 😘 5y
Cinfhen It was delicious ♥️ @BarbaraBB 5y
GatheringBooks looks too good to eat!! 5y
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LMJenkins
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This one is intriguing. Just started, but it‘s very short. I‘m sure I‘ll finish it tonight. #ARC

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HillsAndHamletsBookshop
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Just started this advance copy the upcoming title by David Szalay and it grabbed me from page one. It‘s gonna be a good one!

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