A Trace of Sun: a powerful and extraordinary novel exploring the long-term emotional impact of family separation | 
#Bookmail! After not acquiring any physical books for two full months (two! Maybe two and a half, really!), these arrived today, ordered from the UK for my Women‘s Prize for fiction reading. They don‘t have US pub dates, so I figured this my only way of completing the list. I‘ve read 8 so far and am sputtering a bit on my 9th read, which is feeling more and more like a bail.
squirrelbrain Which one are you thinking of bailing on? 2w
Hooked_on_books @squirrelbrain The same one you bailed on! Blue, Beautiful World. I like the writing but not so much the story. Or maybe it‘s stories, that isn‘t really clear. I would hope it all comes together at the end but I‘m not sure I‘m invested enough to get there. I‘m halfway through and will try to read at least one more chapter, but we‘ll see. 2w
squirrelbrain Ooh, I feel extra-brave for bailing now, if you‘re still powering through… 🤣 2w
Hooked_on_books @squirrelbrain Well, I do like sci-fi and I don‘t think you do so much, so it‘s a bit more angled toward my preferences already. But I‘m bewildered by its inclusion on this list. It makes me wonder if it has one vocal advocate on the judging panel. It has a low star rating on Goodreads. 2w
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