Gliff | Litsy

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I‘m not a huge fan of Smith (I‘ve tried the seasonal quartet and just didn‘t get it) but this is on the #ToBlonglist and was on audio at the library and it‘s short! 😜

It‘s set in a very near dystopian future as two siblings try to find their way. I ended up quite liking it - not sure what was going on at some points but I appreciated the wordplay and plays on words.

I liked it enough to try the companion book when it comes out next year.

ChaoticMissAdventures Good to know! I also don't get on with Smith, though I really want to. Maybe I will try the audio now. 5d

squirrelbrain The narrator was weirdly flat / monotone but I soon got used to that @ChaoticMissAdventures - and speeding it up helped! 🤨 5d

ChaoticMissAdventures @squirrelbrain oh that is annoying, I have been listening to this one and she is also very monotone

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TrishB Same with Smith! Always makes me feel like I‘m a bit dim. 5d

Deblovestoread I‘m glad I‘m not alone. I might give it a shot if it makes the short list. 5d

sarahbarnes I do love her, and I haven‘t read this one yet so I‘m excited to see it on the list! 5d

squirrelbrain @ChaoticMissAdventures - I wasn‘t sure if the format of The Mobius Book would work on audio so, luckily, I have a used hard copy. 5d

squirrelbrain Exactly! @TrishB 🤦‍♀️ 5d

squirrelbrain It‘s only short as well @Deblovestoread so worth giving it a go. 5d

squirrelbrain I hope you enjoy it @sarahbarnes - I‘m sure you will! 5d

BarbaraBB I wasn‘t a real fan of this one 5d

Hooked_on_books This was one of my tried it before and bailed books. I won‘t be going back to it! 3d

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rmaclean4

Gliff: A Novel | Ali Smith

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You either love or hate Ali Smith. I love her. This was a delight to read, I flew through this short dystopia novel about 2 siblings navigating the world on their own. 4 🌟

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BekaReid

Gliff: A Novel | Ali Smith

Love this section of the book and brings me back the wonder I had upon being introduced to the library as a kid.
“Books everywhere.
So many books, more books than I'd ever seen all in one place. The backs of books, in rows that reached up to the ceiling, books and books and books, at every level, high and low, piles of them, shelf after shelf of them.
Wherever my eye went, books.
Oh! I said.“

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BekaReid

Gliff: A Novel | Ali Smith

Saturday morning reading

Leftcoastzen 😻👏 8mo

sarahbarnes Can‘t wait to get this one. I love her. 8mo

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perfectlywinged

Gliff: A Novel | Ali Smith

A dystopian novel that‘s light on details but heavy on word play.

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Hooked_on_books

Gliff: A Novel | Ali Smith

bailed

This might be a wonderful book, but the audio is crap. The reader uses a monotone which doesn‘t even vary for characters speaking. I made it just over halfway through before I‘d had enough.

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Floresj

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Good dystopian book and I‘m curious about book #2. Lots of connections, innuendos, and main characters were believable and engaging. Good twists and turns, some felt overdone. Overall, good quick read.

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BarbaraBB

Gliff: A Novel | Ali Smith

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I am all for dystopian, even in times like these, but I‘m not even sure if this book is dystopian or post apocalyptic- in fact I didn‘t get it at all.
Two sisters, a horse, left by themselves. But why and what happened and what‘s going on?
Beautiful dialogue between the sisters but again I am clueless about the world they‘re living in. If they‘re still alive. There‘ll be a sequel but not for me.

📷 Las Lagunas, Tenerife

Chelsea.Poole Too bad about the book, but lovely location otherwise! 9mo

ChaoticMissAdventures I always feel resentful of a book I take on a trip if it isn't great. Why am I dragging this not amazing book around! Sorry this didn't work for you. 9mo

LeahBergen At least your surroundings are lovely! 😍 9mo

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sarahbarnes Oh bummer to hear! Great pic though! 9mo

Cathythoughts Great pic . But , Oh no 😟, it‘s in the post for me. Arriving any day. I‘ll have low expectations, that might help … 9mo

squirrelbrain Oh dear! 😬 9mo

BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes @Cathythoughts If you enjoyed her books so far you probably will now too. There are raving reviews. I didn‘t finish the season series either. Like @squirrelbrain and @ChaoticMissAdventures Ali Smith is a hit or miss for me. Mostly a miss although I liked her earlier work. 9mo

sarahbarnes She‘s definitely one of my favorite writers, but I know she can be hit or miss for some people. 9mo

BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes I am here with a friend who has been reading it too and we‘ve been discussing it a lot and in hindsight I think I should have at least rated it a so-so 9mo

TrishB She‘s always a miss for me- I‘ve given up now. 9mo

Suet624 Oh, that‘s too bad that the book is meh. 9mo

Suet624 I forgot that you had panned this book. I recently got it from the library and was trying to see which book on my pile I should read next, with Gliff being one of the options. You just saved me some time. Thank you. 5mo

BarbaraBB @Suet624 I have to say my BFF, who you remind me of, ended up loving it! 5mo

Suet624 Oh!!! Shoot!!! Now what do I do???? 5mo

BarbaraBB @Suet624 I think you should give it a try 🤷🏻‍♀️😘 5mo

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BeeMagical

Gliff: A Novel | Ali Smith

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Book 14📚 2.5⭐️

I‘m not really sure I “got” this one😂🤷🏼‍♀️

Almost DNF but I stuck it out!

RamsFan1963 This sounded interesting, but I've seen almost no positive reviews, so I guess I'll pass. 9mo

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Lindy

Gliff: A Novel | Ali Smith

I saw this framed photo while I was travelling recently and thought immediately of the horse in Gliff.

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Oryx

Gliff: A Novel | Ali Smith

Doesn't the sticker mark make you want to weep? Monsters.

squirrelbrain Ew! 😠 10mo

Aims42 😭😭😭 10mo

charl08 Why oh why... 10mo

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dabbe 😱 10mo

Birdsong28 Definitely 😭📚📖 10mo

LeahBergen Gahhhh! 10mo

Leniverse 😱🫣😫😵😤 10mo

bookishbitch Yes! Those are the worst. 😭 10mo

Cathythoughts So stupid 🙄 10mo

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AnneCecilie

Gliff: A Novel | Ali Smith

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Two children are left by themselves in a house with no furniture and enough hermetic for some days. Their mum‘s boyfriend promises to return. As the days go by he only doesn‘t return, but as readers we realize that the world Smith has created is a little different from ours, and her world scars me. I hope we never end up living in that world.

I can‘t wait to read the second book in this duology when it‘s published in May

#DoubleSpin January