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The characters are horrid, the plot is a combination of cringe and completely outside of my area of interest. But the rage against patriarchy, Capitalism, and white hegemony is magnificent. Would 💯% read an essay collection by this author. It took a lot of thought and reading reviews for me to work out why the book's protagonist is made so unlikeable, but in short I figure it's so she doesn't get the role of victim, and to show that while ⤵️

The prose was good, but the story was so vague and boooring until the last 15-20 pages of what was fortunately a short book. The reader is trapped in the fantasy/memory of what is clearly an unreliable narrator with a singular focus/obsession and no intention of explaining herself clearly. The prose, vague as it was, kept me going, and the end reveal made it almost worth it.
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A strange book. Prose was alright, but not spectacular. The plot was grim but barely there. The characters were really strange but distant. Even the MC/narrator is still mostly unknown to the reader at the end of the book. Full of movie references, many of which I probably didn't get. But I just can't quite stop thinking about it. So it's a pick, kinda. Would love to discuss it with a film buff.
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I have never been a fan of Medusa‘s story…because SNAKES…UGH, but I loved this book on audio. It has a cheekiness to it that I adored. I may not remember it down the road but the reading experience was perfection and I can see myself revisiting it in the future. 5 🌟. #WomensPrize #Longlist

I really enjoyed this book, from the #ToB #longlist. I‘m not sure if it should have made the shortlist, although it‘s certainly better than some than I‘ve read (!), but it‘s possibly not different or quirky enough.

It‘s my first book by this author and I loved his writing, both the scene-setting and how we really got into the minds of the characters, whether teen girls or their mothers, so I‘ll look out for more.

What exactly is this meeting that is, from the look of it, the great grand mother of all meetings, about? Thinking What kind of gathering is it that takes place at such a time of witches and strange monsters? Thinking. Have my feet accidentally brought me in the middle of something here? Thinking, Why is it just dogs at this meeting, as if they're the only animals in the Seat?

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This was such a compelling read for me.

Set in the late 1970s, an English artist moves to an isolated Irish island to paint for the summer: but it's not quite as isolated as he hoped. The Island is not cut off from the news of death after death as the Troubles roll on.

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On the face of it, this is the diary of a mostly unpleasant young woman going to see a therapist after her sister kills herself. This is interspersed with an account by "the author" of the controversial life of the therapist, supposedly a 60s counterculture rebel.

I'm not a fan of McRae Burnet: I didn't enjoy his last (also award nominated) or feel that I "got" this one either. ?‍♀️?‍♀️

Oh dear, it appears I collected even more reservations from the library yesterday, to add to the eleventy-two I already have! From this pile, I‘ll read Trespasses this week, as someone else has already reserved it.

I‘ve just started the Hart, which I think I‘m going to enjoy. Maps, on audio, is so good but a tough listen so can only do a bit at a time.

Then it depends what makes the Booker #longlist….

I‘m *totally* blaming this on you @JamieArc 🤣 After your post yesterday I totally fell down a Booker prediction rabbit hole this morning….

These are from the library, with a few more on order. (Either/Or is for #camplitsy)

I also requested about 10 on #netgalley, some of which have come through already.

I certainly won‘t read them all in 3 weeks (if at all!) but at least I have them in my sticky little paws if they do get nominated.