so-soThis one is not my favorite of “Tookies short perfect novels” that I have read so far, but I do see why it‘s on the list. The end did quite literally take my breath away.
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so-soThis one is not my favorite of “Tookies short perfect novels” that I have read so far, but I do see why it‘s on the list. The end did quite literally take my breath away.
so-so“Nothing much mattered. And the less it mattered, the less it mattered. It was never important enough. Because Worse Things had happened. In the country that she came from, poised forever between the terror of war and the horror of peace, Worse Things kept happening. So Small God laughed a hollow laugh, and skipped away cheerfully. Like a rich boy in shorts. The source of his brittle elation was the relative smallness of his misfortune.”
Weekend reading is to make progress on working my way through the character Tookie‘s “short perfect novels” list in Erdrich‘s The Sentence. This will be #8 of 12.
so-soThis book just didn't really take me with it, it was kinda meh.
#twins #NewYearNewBooks @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs Not exactly a new book, since my copy was a 19th birthday gift from one of my sisters way back when… but still one of the best pieces of fiction I‘ve read. Some people hate her writing style (not to say anything of the content which has been banned in many countries), but she always spoke to me. Probably time for a reread.
so-soA politically pertinent book, written by a performative and problematic author. I found the book important in terms of discussing key Indian socio-political issues. However, some of the author‘s statements in her personal life, make this book seem superficial and hypocritical.
The author narrated this herself - not a good narration. Best get a kindle copy.
pickI really enjoyed this epic novel. Despite its length, it was very readable, and is equal parts hilarious and heartwarming. The last part of the book was so compelling and turned everything in the story on its head for me. A story about borders and rules and prejudice, and one woman who refuses all of it in the end. I won‘t forget Ma for a long time.
