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This was a pick with the caveat that it may not be for everyone, as the writing style could be difficult. There are shifting narratives, sometimes within the same sentence, and lots of extended paragraphs of text where ideas loop back and are repeated. It‘s a story of loneliness and grief and the repeated trauma of generations. Definitely will need a reread to capture what I missed in the first reading.

At first I was sceptical about the new Nobel Prize Winner (*cough* diversity *cough*), but this book, even though small in page numbers, is magnificent. Ghostsory, Historical Fiction, Family Drama, Lovestory - all this in a stream of consciousness that left me breathless. The story switches between point of views and time periods. If you want to know if you're ready for Ulysses, try this book first.

Those 75 pages pack a punch! The writing repeats itself, and revisits, loops and circles around the main traumatic event(s) - drownings in the local fjord - in a very effective stream-of-consciousness style with a hint of magical realism. Clearly not to everyone's tastes, but I liked it.

photo of Trondheim fjord from Orcaborealis, Wikimedia

Well, Jon Fosse has just received the #NobelPrize in Literature, and I hadn't read anything by him. Luckily, scribd has Aliss at the Fire in its catalogue, and it's under 100 pages long (nothing else, unfortunately). I've downloaded it and started it straight away, so I know what he's about 😁