so-soTara lives November 18th over and over and over. I realize this is meant to be a seven-book series. The movement in book one is almost entirely internal - not bad, but not what I was expecting.
pickRan out to get book 2 as soon as I finished book 1. Tara continues to be stuck on November 18th, but in this volume she begins to plan out her life, how she will continue to live day after day. Book 3 coming out in the fall, and yikes! there will be 7 books in this series. These books are very different from anything else I‘ve read, and that makes them valuable to me.
pickCouldn‘t put this short novel down. The Danish author writes of a woman who is stuck on one day in time, every day for her is that same day. I of course thought it would be like Groundhog Day, but it‘s not at all as it‘s mostly about her feelings and thoughts and emotions. What to do about her husband and her future consumes her every waking moment. It‘s a thriller in an odd sort of way. Excited to read book 2!
pickI loved the subtlety of the story and the humor in this book. There are several phenomenally good sentences in here. The story is a simple one at its heart, but it rings so true. Turns out I‘m definitely a Nors fan.
The International Booker Prize Shortlist has been announced today
I loved On the Calculation of Volume so very happy to see that on the list.
I‘ve read Perfection, liked but didn‘t love as everyone else
Just bought A Leopard-Skin Hat so hope I like that
I‘ve seen some great reviews for Small Boat so might want to give that a chance too
What do you think of the shortlist?
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This was good and frightening. A woman gets caught up in the 18th of November. Every morning she wakes up to the same day. She thinks of ways to escape and get on with her life. It is a quiet book, and somehow it felt believable. I do want to read part II!
#WeeklyForecast 14/25
I am about to start Somewhere Else of the #WP25 longlist. After that, I‘ll wait what books will be shortlisted and decide which ones to read. So far I am preferring the #InternationalBooker longlist over the #WP25 so I am having two more of that list lined up for this week!
pickA minor ode to cake. For a book about happiness, it makes you happy to just sit and read (or even better, listen to). The author is a delight to listen to as he reads his own words, especially when he talks about cake. My only complaint is that it ended too soon. 🎂🍰🧁🥮🧡🧡
#MeikWiking #TheLittleBookOfHygge #danish #denmark #cake #candles #peace #relaxation #happiness #rest #books #hygge
pickThe second installment of the Nina Borg series is ok. It explores how discrimination and the Roma people (sincere apologies if I did not use the correct word) as outcasts. Other characters are introduced. I could see where it was going from a mile away, so I just moved on mid-read to book 3 (The Nightingale). However, a pick because of the writing and subject matter.
pickTara Selter is stuck in November 18. That is every day when she wakes up its 11/18 (or 18/11 🇬🇧) , and everything repeats itself - the rainy weather near Lille, France, the sky, and people who wake fresh to their first 11/18, with no memory of the previous 11/18s.
It‘s a very curious book, with terrific atmosphere and yet many unanswered questions. It‘s the kind of book that makes me want to try writing.
#booker #IB2025
