so-soTalk, talk, talk....which isn‘t necessarily a bad thing, but there was little coherence or a through-line to any of Drndic‘s tales, except for suffering, which is perhaps the point. It is Eastern Europe after all. Her voice is unique and breathlessly chaotic, but her nearly fleshless, disembodied 1st person narrator never really let this reader in.
So I‘ve completely lost track of what day it is @Jennifer3 😅🤦♀️ I‘ll admit I‘m still not where I‘m supposed to be with this book. I think it‘s just not the right fit for my mood right now. I‘ll read a few pages and then my mind will start thinking about what else I could be reading, and that is never a good sign. 😖 How have you come along with it?
Checking in with my book club for #BTBA2020. @Jennifer3 and @ulyssesartmiller . I didn‘t see anything pop up for tonight‘s book club and just want to make sure you guys are doing well. ❤️❤️
I managed to catch up on my reading, just barely! 😅 Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!!
Frightening sometimes how current events can mirror history...
Phew! Snuck in some pages!
This bit definitely hit a bit close to the current situation...
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Drndić originally wrote this in Croatian, but it‘s interesting to me how over here in the states, we‘re butchering English just as badly. I know I‘m a perpetrator more often than I‘d probably like to admit. 😅
Does anyone else speak any other language(s) that they feel this applies to? Is this universal across our little blue planet? Are our languages degenerating? 😬😱
#BTBA2020 discussion #1: I was curious why the book is called EEG, so I looked up the acronym. The first result was for Electroencephalography, which is an electrode test used on psychology patients to diagnose brain death, among other things (note: Andreas Ban is a retired psychologist). (more in the comments)
Another gorgeous quote that I had to reread to savor. ❤️😍❤️
I have often told people that a quote I try to live by is, “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” Often attributed to Voltaire, it‘s from Evelyn Beatrice Hall‘s book The Friends of Voltaire. I think any sort of thought policing or eradication of free speech/thought is one of the most terrifying scenarios mankind can face. I don‘t have to agree with you to think you have the right to speak freely.
This paragraph! ❤️😍❤️ I love how beautiful Drndić makes this sound while still giving you chills. Horrific moments are written out in such poetic prose, it‘s intense and wonderful!
Ban has just finished lamenting the run around he received in attempting to enroll his son in school upon their return to the country, concluding with 2 key points.
This novel surprises me and speaks to me with every single line. I did not expect to like it this much. I truly hope it continues to delight me, I‘ve already added Drndić‘s other novels to my TBR. She‘s glorious. Ban is glorious. I‘m so glad I joined the buddy read for this! #BTBA2020
Two out of the many wonderful quotes in this book. I LOVE Daša Drndic‘s writing style. @ulyssesartmiller said it best in their post of the same novel. *rubs forehead* 😜
I often tell people that Bernard from the British show Black Books is my “spirit animal”. This character, Andreas Ban, is starting to close in on that first place slot. I think I‘m just a crotchety, sarcastic old man, deep down underneath the friendly, spunky redhead exterior. 😅
@Jennifer3 @Bookwyrm42 #BTBA2020 reading schedule! Do we want to do our weekly discussions on Sundays? What times of day work for everyone? I‘m wide open, but also in CST, so as long as it‘s not, you know, 2am my time I‘m good 😂
It‘s here!!! Very excited to read this, the fiction winner for the 2020 BTBA, even if it wasn‘t the one I was rooting for. 😅 @ulyssesartmiller is hosting a buddy read for it and I‘m stoked it got here so quickly!! Thank you, Amazon Prime! 😍
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#BTBA2020 winner was just announced -- EEG by Daša Drndić! Oh boy you guys...Drndić's writing is gorgeous, but H-E-A-V-Y. Book is 380 pages. Let's sound off in the comments below for who plans to acquire a copy of Celia Hawkesworth's translation from the Croatian...and then shall we sound off again, once we have our copies, so we can have a full month to read it? @bookwyrm42 @sydneyerin @Jennifer3 @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
Another top 15 book from The Atlantic that I‘m adding to my tbr list for this year. About the evil that governments and nations inflict on individuals. 😠
My bookstore haul from today, including two magazines. Has anyone read any of these?
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