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Solar Bones
Solar Bones | Mike McCormack
Once a year, on All Souls Day, it is said in Ireland that the dead may return. Solar Bones is the story of one such visit. Marcus Conway, a middle-aged engineer, turns up one afternoon at his kitchen table and considers the events that took him away and then brought him home again. Funny and strange, McCormacks ambitious and other-worldly novel plays with form and defies convention. This is profound new work is by one of Irelands most important contemporary novelists. A beautiful and haunting elegy, this story of order and chaos, love and loss captures how minor decisions ripple into waves and test our integrity every day.
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anushareflects
Solar Bones | Mike McCormack
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I definitely did not vibe with this one - the narrative was a little annoying with an unlikeable protagonist. Maybe I didn‘t enjoy it because I have no interest in engineering but still didn‘t think the plot was all that. Also, the synopsis of the book has the biggest spoiler which was like ???

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quietlycuriouskate
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Not for everyone, but it's a strong pick for me. A 260 page single sentence (but a doddle after "Ducks, Newburyport" - which I also loved), in which engineer Marcus Conway sits alone in his kitchen and reflects upon his life and all the tenuous stuff that upholds it. As I've said before, I like thinky books! I wasn't even bothered by the engineering-talk, nor the fact I guessed, fairly early on, the gist of what had brought him there on that day.

andrew61 Great review, I read this a few years ago and loved it so may try it again now I've been prompted. 2y
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Moray_Reads
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1. Love this one-sentence marvel.
2. I want to control time (no dreaming small, here)
3. Sagittarius
4. Driving to the west coat of Scotland for the weekend and hoping for fine weather
5. will do!
#FriyayIntro

saresmoore Your weekend plan sounds lovely! Best wishes for good weather. 5y
Moray_Reads @saresmoore I'm looking forward to it, though slightly daunted by the lack of internet/phone signal! 5y
LeahBergen I‘m jealous of your weekend plans! 5y
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danmart1n
Solar Bones | Mike McCormack
Mehso-so

It's ok. Not quite my style - I prefer a bit more punctuation personally. But not the worst thing I've read this year by any stretch.

⭐⭐⭐

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danmart1n
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Not 100% my style, but I'm getting through it well enough.

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Tonton
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Emilymdxn
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Couldn‘t resist buying this when I saw it was cheap on kindle store! I heard it was weird but beautiful, which is right up my street. I might not read it for a bit cause I‘m on a bit of an italians kick right now

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RedbagReadbooks
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The moment when your kids are screaming, the dogs are barking, oldest child needs to go to archery practice, supper needs put away, etc, etc.......you just drop everything, retreat to your favorite room in the house and bask in all of its bookiness
And here is a random #shelfie
Tootle Lou 🤪🤪🤪🤪

Coco Lovely shelves and books 📚😍. I recently downsized my collection to move states and im missing my huge book shelves! It‘s about time to start restocking!! 6y
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Booksnchill
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#LitsyPartyOfOne I have read reviews and this book really divides people. Yes it is a one sentence, 215 page stream of consciousness novel- Ulysses lite if you will- and I loved it. It is one man‘s life, told in flashbacks, to an ultimate denoument that I only saw coming at the very end. Wife, grown children, death of his parents, politics, civil engineering in County Mayo and the little and large signposts of a life. Won Goldsmith prize 4 1/2 ⭐️

TricksyTails 😍 Whiskey just soaking up the rays. 6y
Booksnchill @TricksyTails that is his permanent condition!! 6y
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Booksnchill
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#SundayMorningCoffeeMug #LitsyPartyOfOne spending my “free” hour this morning finishing Solar Bones so I can return it to the library- I have my chocolates ready for my day of reading while hubby goes to the Titans v. Ravens football game- sweet!❤️🍫🏈

callielafleur Love the skull mug! 6y
BarbaraBB What do you think of it? (edited) 6y
Booksnchill @BarbaraBB I read the mixed reviews here before starting it but I must say I really like it- I am thumbnailing it as a 215 page version of Joyce‘s Ulysses- I am one of the strange birds who loves Joyce and Faulkner‘s stream of consciousness and I am enjoying this set in contemporary County Mayo. However I can see that it would not be everyone‘s cup of tea☕️! (edited) 6y
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RedbagReadbooks
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I have heard mixed reviews about this book but I would really like to read it #GIVEAWAYSIX

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mrozzz
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Mehso-so

There is not a period in this entire book.

It's one single stream of consciousness flitting between subjects, past and present back and forth, internal examination of self and memory, and external examination of the teetering economy/environment and God. I couldn't stand this nonsensical style even though I found snippets quite lovely in a somber way.

Why wasn't this written wholly in verse and labeled a book of poetry?

Wouldn't recommend.

Natasha.C.Barnes Hmmmmmmm 😕 6y
CocoReads That's distressing. 6y
KCorter What @CocoReads said. 6y
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AmyG Oy. Gives me a headache just thinking about this. 6y
aschermetz I have heard such mixed reviews on this! The fact that the entire book is one sentence is what intrigues me about it so I think I'll still have to pick it up! 6y
ReadingEnvy Yeah this was not great. I hate gimmicks. 6y
mrozzz @Natasha.C.Barnes @CocoReads @AmyG I gave myself a pat on the back for getting through it... it was really hard for me to stick with it so I put it down for 4 days and read 3 "proper" novels and then FORCED myself to sit still and read it. It was on the Man Booker list so that was really my only incentive aside from a few philosophical blips which I enjoyed. 6y
mrozzz @aschermetz you should totally give this a shot. You'll know right away whether or not it's for you. 👍🏻 6y
mrozzz @ReadingEnvy yeah... it made me feel stupid trying to follow this. Not a good quality in a book I think. 6y
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mrozzz
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it's as if something that never was has finally collapsed or revealed itself to be constructed of air before eventually falling to ruin... you have to wonder how come we never noticed these tensions building- were we so blind to the world teetering on the edge that we never straightened up from what we were doing to consider things more clearly or have we lost completely that brute instinct for catastrophe

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mrozzz
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This was too good not to share for today's prompt: #cozy
This is always my weekend goal: Saturday morning with a huge cup of coffee and silence I fill with unending reading time.

Re: Solar Bones I'm having a hard time with it but I really don't want to bail... but if I try to go too slow with it I'll have forgotten anything I may have comprehended along the way.

Thoughts? Worth it? Throw it out the window?

#30daysofreadathon

swishandflick Your Bitmoji looks so much like you, I love it! Mine isn't even close 😂 6y
mrozzz @swishandflick I get that a lot 🤣 I guess I have a very cartoony face or my hair is so well defined 🤷🏼‍♀️🙃 6y
shawnmooney I bailed but that probably doesn't surprise you! 😂😂 Watching this Booktube review afterwards made me reconsider, so I may pick it up again some day. The review is just a wee but spoilerish but may give you a boost to continue: https://youtu.be/crxPI61VwWs 6y
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RebL I don't know the book, BUT I share your fixed weekend goal, however, I'm rarely able to meet it. 6y
aschermetz I really want to read this one but I imagine it's so hard!!! 6y
mrozzz @RebL hope you get close to your goal over the next two days 👍🏻🤞🏻👌🏻 6y
mrozzz @shawnmooney there's apparently a major spoiler in the blurbs on the dust jacket!!! Although I have no idea how this can possibly be spoiled. Ugh. I'll push for now. 😫I really don't like to bail. 6y
mrozzz @aschermetz it's so weird. Hoping I can get through 50 more pages and get pasted the stylistic challenges. 🤞🏻 6y
RebL From your fingertips to God's eyes! 6y
Suet624 I love how you write about Saturday mornings. 6y
mrozzz @SilversReviews happened to post this a week and a half ago!!! 6y
SilversReviews Thanks for joining in the fun. @mrozzz - what did you post a week and a half ago? Not sure what you mean. Thanks for joining in the fun of #Bitmoji today. Your #Bitmoji is cute. 6y
mrozzz @SilversReviews this post is from over a week ago. I was ahead of the curve 😏 6y
SilversReviews @mrozzz Sorry I missed it...thanks for letting me know. 6y
mrozzz @SilversReviews I love that you got Bitmoji on everyone's radar! 👍🏻 6y
SilversReviews @mrozzz It is a lot of fun. THANKS. 6y
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ibeeeg
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Bailedbailed

I really wanted to like this one. The title is cool. I like the cover. The book also had a lack of punctuation and paragraphs (which didn't bother me and the idea actually intrigued me, as I'm not a grammar guru). The lack of punctuation soon made the story become one big onslaught of information, drowning me in a rush of fleeting words. I found myself constantly forgetting what took place in the story.
#manbookerprize2017

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BookwormM
Solar Bones | Mike McCormack
Pickpick

#manbookerlonglist2017

3 stars

While I enjoyed the book I found the whole 1 sentence thing to be very gimmicky.

Take the one sentence thing away and this is actually an entertaining stream of consciousness novel.

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ReadingEnvy
Solar Bones | Mike McCormack

"they may have suffered our love for them as a desperate load"

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BarbaraBB
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Bailedbailed

No, I am definitely not in the mood for this one right now. I'll give it another try when and if I am ready for a one-sentence-stream-of-conscience.
Not a favourite for the Man Booker shortlist in my opinion.

(Picture: Flowering heath in Drenthe, the Netherlands)

#manbooker #manbookerreadalong #bookerprize

Redwritinghood When I first heard of this book, I knew I'd never even try to read it. It just sounds horrible to me. 7y
BarbaraBB @Redwritinghood To me too, but I read some good reviews by people who often like the same books so I thought I at least had to try... and it's nominated for the Man Booker Prize... but nah... 😉 7y
JenP I loved it. But I really disliked the first 20 pages or so. Once I got used to the style, I ended up loving it. But it took me a few weeks to get past the first 20 pages 7y
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BarbaraBB @JenP Hmmm... perhaps I have bailed to quickly then. It really irritated me, but if you loved it, I should maybe give it another go. Let's see if it makes the shortlist! 7y
JenP @BarbaraBB it's a hard book to recommend because I know the style will be off putting to some. 7y
AceOnRoam I'll stay away from reading this one lol. Thanks for the head's up. 7y
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ReadingEnvy
Solar Bones | Mike McCormack

I'm about 40% in and not sure I'll keep going. Is he trying to be Joyce? Would it have been so awful to have sentences that ended, would it really have sacrificed that much? All I can hear is an Irish voice droning on, like the bagpipes that never stop.....

saresmoore 😂 7y
Notafraidofwords Lol. If the technique of the book doesn't add anything to the book then I'm not sure it's worth continuing. 7y
EllieDottie 😂😂😂😂 7y
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BarbaraBB 😂😂 I feel the same. I am not sure if I can stand this for another 200 pages... 7y
ReadingEnvy @BarbaraBB some books like this fall into a groove but this one hasn't .... I set it aside for something else for how 7y
BarbaraBB Me too 7y
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RebeccaH
Solar Bones | Mike McCormack
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On to Man Booker longlist book #9, Solar Bones. Book #8, Reservoir 13, was amazing.

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ReadingEnvy
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I ended up having to work 11 hours yesterday, to cover for a sick librarian, so I'm taking this morning off. These are all the books I need to read. #itsgoodtohavegoals
(one is a secret book swap from Goodreads so I only posted the side)

Notafraidofwords Argh. Enjoy the morning off. It's crazy library time right now. 7y
ReadingEnvy @Notafraidofwords I ended up reading one long chapter and taking a nap. 🙃 7y
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JenP
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Book #9 for our panel. #ManBooker Here are our reviews:
https://thereadersroom.org/2017/09/05/%EF%BB%BF2017-man-booker-longlist-solar-bo...

I was skeptical about this one but I really liked it. Told in one sentence, stream of consciousness from a spirit/ghost as he looks back over the big and small moments of his life. At times quite funny and other times touching. Exquisite prose

Notafraidofwords Did you take a break at all while reading it? 7y
JenP @Notafraidofwords yes, it's over 200 pages so not possible to read in a single session 7y
Notafraidofwords @JenP did that interrupt your reading at all? 7y
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JenP @Notafraidofwords a little bit but you figure out quickly good places to stop. The structure of each page makes it easy to find good places to pause 7y
Simona I liked this book, though not as much as you ... and if you take away the one-sentence-thing, is the story - just bare story, still excellent? In my opinion, it is not. That was my concern in the reviewing this book. I gave it ⭐️⭐️⭐️ because of comparison with other nominated books. 7y
JenP @Simona I think the structure (1 sentence) is impossible to separate because it's integral to the plot. I did love the story but as a psychologist I find inner musings about life to be fascinating and I thought it was very well done. I appreciated the sections when he contemplated the meaning of fatherhood. But I also can see how it might not be fascinating for everyone 7y
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BethFishReads
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I fully intend to read this but not today because one long mostly unpunctuated sentence is just too much for this editor's brain on a warm holiday afternoon though I may pick it up again this winter 😧

DrexEdit I know what you mean. Too hard to ignore the voice in your head that says "put a comma here. Why don't you break this up into two sentences? Etc" 7y
BethFishReads @DrexEdit thus my heavy reliance on audiobooks 😊 7y
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Simona
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Pickpick

A simple story about family life, a story about small and big events responsible for the pace of the life in peripheral/rural areas ... what makes this story unusual, different are the narrative style and narrator. The book requires a dedicated reader, who knows how to get through dense text and still appreciate the story. Interesting, hard to read experiment, which is in some way worthy of testing your reading strength. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #manbookerreadalong

DrexEdit That is some kind of sentence! 😨 7y
Simona @DrexEdit ....kind of very long 😉 7y
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Simona
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Finally! Time for #LitsyPartyOfOne My party plan is to read a sentence till the end this weekend 😉🤓

JenP I hope you like it 7y
tricours Where is that frame from? 😮 7y
BarbaraBB Looks great, all of it! Have a good weekend! 7y
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ReadingEnvy I just got a copy of this! 7y
EvieBee Lol! A long sentence! Can't wait to read this. 7y
batsy Enjoy the sentence! 😁 7y
Simona @jenp I like the story, but the structure is quite challenging. 7y
Simona @BarbaraBB Thanks 😘 7y
Simona @ReadingEnvy Enjoy❣️ 7y
Simona @EvieBee It is interesting reading experience! 7y
Simona @batsy I will try 🤓 7y
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Simona
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1. 4th picture on my mobile device is photography of my sleeping beauty
2. Arundhati Roy - Ministry of Utmost Happiness and for nonfiction Douglas Smith - Rasputin
3. It's 9.30pm in my part of the world, so we have at the moment 20C, but through the day was 🔆 and hot
4. Mike McCormack - Solar Bones
5. I don't have a extra rest day ... for me this Monday will be a normal working day 🤷‍♀️

#dogsoflitsy #petsoflitsy

#HumpDayPost

LauraBeth She's a great napper! 😂 7y
batsy If only I looked that cute while sleeping 🐶 7y
Simona @LauraBeth She is ... prone to snoring 😏 7y
Simona @batsy I'm sure that you are 😘 7y
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andrew61
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Do you ever find yourself daydreaming about your life, all its various highs, lows, paths taken, loves, losses, regrets and even minutiae that bizarrely pop into our heads from nowhere - that is what this brilliantly imaginative written book portrays as the author in one sentence poetically finds Marcus Conway a 50+ irish man reflecting over his life in one hour.
I've now booked to see him and john banville at the mcr lit festival #manbooker

batsy Great review! 7y
Cathythoughts This is a great review & it's so glad to hear that others get that minutiae that bizarrely pops in the mind from nowhere! I've never understood that 👍 (edited) 7y
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Simona
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The whole book is one long sentence ... so, instead of #firstlineofcurrentread here is the first page of my current read.

#anditsaugust

BarbaraBB It takes some getting into, I guess, this book? 7y
merelybookish Is the whole book in this style? 7y
shawnmooney @BarbaraBB You just have to read the first sentence! After that, everything is smooth sailing! 😂 7y
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BarbaraBB 😂😂 7y
Simona @merelybookish No, only at the beginning. The text becomes more and more dense to the point, where are the pages without any break. It's a hard to read it, but the construction makes sense to me, because the essence of the story is continuous flow of the thoughts. 7y
Simona @BarbaraBB I'm a little over the half of it and I have trouble to find some reading rhythm ... it's difficult and exhausting to read it, at least for me ... 7y
Simona @shawnmooney 😂😂😂 I patiently and slowly sailing towards the end of the first sentence 😘 7y
shawnmooney @Simona 😍😍😂😂 7y
chapter_fifty2017 Sounds too clever 🤓🤔 7y
Simona @chapter_fifty2017 It's challenging book because of the structure, but otherwise - interesting story. 7y
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Simona
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I've had four weeks of #vacation and most of the time I spent in the backyard, where I managed to read nine books from the Man Booker Prize longlist. Solar Bones is my twelfth book from the list, so that it looks like I'll be able to read it all before the announcement of shortlist.

#augustgrrrl

KVanRead 👏👏👏 7y
Leniverse Good going! You should announce your own shortlist. Would be fun to see to what degree it will match the official shortlist. 7y
Ms_T Well done! 7y
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merelybookish Yes, would love to hear which ones you recommend! 7y
Jinjer Very cool! 7y
Aleida Which was your favorite? 7y
LeahBergen What a great vacation! 👏🏻 7y
Cinfhen What an awesome way to spend your #vacation! Great reading spot🌞 7y
batsy Lovely, bookish vacation surrounded by animal friends and greenery 👍I second the others' suggestion, I want a Simona Shortlist 😀 7y
Izai.Amorim You traveled to a lot of places from your backyard! 7y
RohitSawant How awesome! And that's a cool pic! 7y
Simona @Leniverse @merelybookish @batsy I will, but I still have to read two books! 7y
Simona @Ms_T Thanks 😊 7y
Simona @Izai.Amorim That's true! I was to a lot interesting and sometimes dangerous places. 7y
Simona @rohit-sawant Thanks😊 7y
Simona @Cinfhen It is my favorite reading spot in the summer time. Green, peaceful and with shadow. 7y
Suet624 How wonderful! 7y
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BookishTrish
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When you've just moved house, feel short on time, and are already reading three books: start a new one #bookwormproblemsneedbookwormsolutions

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m.galehuxley
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Finished Hex (loved it) and now I'm starting Solar Bones. I can already tell that I'm going to have a hard time remembering what I just read.

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m.galehuxley
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I picked up these at the bookshop today. I noticed Fell several months ago, but ultimately chose another book. I saw Solar Bones today. I haven't heard of it, but it seems like an untraditional and thought-provoking read.

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andrew61
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#manbooker
This is an excellent read and i am thoroughly absorbed in this mans reflections on his life- the prose is one long sentence but once you get through the writing style it is brilliant. It skips from scene to scene in an instant but i just had to share this scene as he recalls the battles with his recently widowed father. A book i don't want to end.

BarbaraBB Great quote. Looking forward to it. 7y
batsy Another beautiful quote from this book. @JenP posted one a few days ago. I'm looking forward to it too. 7y
Cathythoughts That quote is amazing, makes me want to read this book. I'm stacking. 🙏 7y
Lindy I've been really curious about the prose style in this book. Thanks for posting this moving excerpt. 7y
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JenP
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This book is growing on me. The narrator and his wife are discussing their daughter's art exhibit. The narrator had to leave when he realized that the paintings were made with his daughter's blood and he spent the night standing in the rain wondering whether the exhibit was his fault or reflected a failing on his part. The whole scenario and subsequent discussions were quite amusing. #manbooker #manbookereadalong

batsy "slept with their empty streets under a sodium shroud" That's some gorgeous prose ? 7y
vivastory I second @batsy 7y
JenP @batsy @vivastory the writing is brilliant throughout 7y
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BarbaraBB Looking forward to this one! 7y
BookwormM I am liking the story but the 1 sentence thing feels like a gimmick to me 7y
JenP @BookwormM I agree 7y
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andrew61
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#manbooker
Just started my second foray into the longlist and im already hooked. I felt a little daunted by a book of one long sentence it may be premature at page 10 but i feel pulled into the mind of the narrator as he flits from subject to subject. Im generally not a fan of stream of consciousness but the writing feels poetic in form and content and hopefully i will come out of the other end overwhelmed by its brilliance. Wish me 🍀

ReadingEnvy This is one I still need to track down! 7y
BarbaraBB Sounds promising! 7y
batsy I really like the sound of this one, hope you enjoy it 7y
Cathythoughts The best of luck 💫let us know when you come out the other end overwhelmed by its brilliance 💫💫💫sounds great 👍 (edited) 7y
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BriKie
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#boutofbooks starts Monday, August 21st! This was my very first readathon ever and I'm excited to participate again. If you'd like to join, you can sign up at http://boutofbooks.blogspot.com

These are the books I'd like to read this week. I'm already close to finishing Alias Grace so hopefully I can get started on Solar Bones by Monday.

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JenP
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Where do you stop/break for the night when reading a book consisting of only one sentence?

vivastory I'm guessing not at the inverted exclamation point 😬 7y
JenP @vivastory I fell asleep so that solved the issue of where to end. But now I have to start over again because I remember nothing 7y
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JenP
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Next up for me. #manbooker #manbookerreadalong. Almost done with the longlist: two more after this one

Cinfhen Woohoo 🙌🏻 7y
Simona 👏👏👏 I'm really curious about this one and at the same time a little bit scared 😳 7y
JenP @Simona me too. The idea of a one sentence book is intriguing but it could also be really awful to read 😂 7y
Suet624 I'm so impressed that you've read so many on the long list 7y
JenP @Suet624 thanks! I was lucky because I had already read 5 before the he list was announced 7y
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andrew61
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#manbooker I was in two minds whether to start the booker longlist but noticed my library had 3 books available so I've decided to start although ive come away with another 3 as well. These 3 on the list look really interesting although i had told myself i would try and clear some of my book stacks at home before visiting the library again!

Moray_Reads Solar Bones was one of my favourites last year, so glad it's getting the recognition it deserves. But I also adored Lincoln in the Bardo and Autumn from the booker longlist 7y
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SharonGoforth
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You know it's a good #bookmail day when your Book Depository order arrives and includes a signed copy of one of the books you ordered. Pretty cool! 📚#2017manbookerprizelonglist #signedcopy

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smccallum
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A big ol' #bookhaul and a mixture of new and second hand 🙂

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JenP
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#bookmail

My BOTM box arrived!! Can @Liberty pick every month because she picks the best books! I am super excited about this one!

And a special thank you to Soho Press for sending an ARC of Solar Bones. Now I just need a copy of Elmet and my #manbooker stack is complete. Our shadow panel reviews start this week with Lincoln in the Bardo (my favorite) and Underground Railroad.

BarbaraBB Looking forward to the reviews of your shadow panel! 7y
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aeeklund
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I've spent the morning quietly, drinking a cup of coffee with the cat and posting photos to Litsy. It's been a welcome way to gather myself for the workday ahead. #Rightnow I'm reading a stunning moment in this stunning book, where the narrator is having a #rightnow moment himself.

Hopefully I can hold on to this peace today.

#manbooker #longlist #manbookerlonglist #manbookerreadalong #augustgrrrl

Cinfhen Didn't know this was on the long list for Man Booker/ I'm waiting for the short list #ImATotalSlacker 7y
aeeklund @Cinfhen Haha! Every year I say I'm going to read the longlist...then the shortlist...then the winner. 😒 This year I've actually already read a couple of them (and have several others), so I figured I have no way out. 🙄😜 7y
Cinfhen Yup! That's 💯 me 7y
Kalalalatja Sounds like a great morning! 7y
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Simona
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After a long, long journey around the world, this book finally found its way to my home. Thank you again @shawnmooney 😘 I'm excited and scared to read it, but I definitely like the shiny cover 😊

LeahBergen 👏🏻👏🏻 7y
ReadingEnvy It's a gorgeous cover!! 7y
shawnmooney That took a looong time, but I'm glad it finally arrived! 7y
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Simona @shawnmooney I was afraid that it's lost somewhere in the world! 7y
Simona @ReadingEnvy Yes it's, minimalistic and shiny ♥️ 7y
batsy That's a gorgeous cover. And I'm looking forward to finally reading this one at some point too! 7y
Simona @batsy I'm excited and scared at the same time about this book. One long sentence is intriguing, but I guess, that it can be very exhausting for the reader 😬 7y
batsy @Simona That's the part that worries me too, but I read a review that said it's a sentence that's broken up in a way that's very readable. So that's a bit reassuring ☺️ 7y
Simona @batsy My bookish pet peeve are the stories without chapters. I always end up reading with a completed chapter, no matter how tired I am ... but I don't think that this book is a one-sitting read 🤔 7y
batsy @Simona I'm a chapter-completist, too! I just looked at my copy and yup, definitely would take more than a sitting I think. 7y
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Moray_Reads
Solar Bones | Mike McCormack
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"Marcus Conway is dead." This was one of my favourite books of last year. Marcus muses on parts of his life as the Angelus Bell tolls. The whole thing is a single, glorious sentence and it was a worthy winner of the 2016 Goldsmiths Prize #afterlife #JuneTunz

Cinfhen What???? The whole book is one run on sentence....😳 7y
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BethFishReads
Solar Bones | Mike McCormack
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8 Book Expo picks from smaller presses. These titles will take you around the world; each is set in a different country. I've featured them on my blog, but you can find more info right here on Litsy if you prefer. http://www.bethfishreads.com/2017/06/8-books-from-smaller-presses-bookexpo.html?...

BellaBookNook Love this list Beth. Thanks for sharing. 7y
Nute Very excited to explore this list. Thanks for the guidance. 7y
BethFishReads @BellaBookNook @Nute hope you find several to add to your list 7y
BellaBookNook Absolutely. I have begun a world reading project for myself and I love recommendations. 7y
BethFishReads @BellaBookNook cool. I'm all about books in translation this year. 7y
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shawnmooney
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Bailedbailed

Bailed before finishing the first sentence. Wait. This fellow can write, but a one-sentence novel is—I quickly realized—pretentious and reader-unfriendly. Period. (Did you see what I did there?)

LeahBergen That would probably get on my nerves very quickly. 😬 7y
saresmoore Why do I still want to read this?! There are so many good books and this sounds ridiculous. Help, @LeahBergen , maybe I really am a pretentious American twit!! 7y
Lindy @saresmoore I'm curious about this one too. 7y
Simona I'm glad, that you bailed. 😇 7y
shawnmooney @Simona 😂👍👍❤️ 7y
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shawnmooney
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shawnmooney
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I was going to quote this novel's opening sentence, but then I said to myself, "Wait: this 223-page novel consists of only one sentence!" ?

saresmoore I still can't wrap my head around this, but I definitely want to read it! I would also like to give a copy to my 8th grade English teacher as a mildly cruel joke. 😈 7y
Suet624 I'm not sure I could continue. Way over my head I'm afraid. 7y
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