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For the first couple of chapters, I wondered if the form of this novel was going to become overdone and affected - a POV narrated by a book, disagreeing at times with the boy at the center of the story. But then i relaxed and just let the story wash over me - and I loved it.
This isnt an easy story. Benny and his mother Annabelle are having a very hard time, traumatised by the death of their father/husband, ⬇️

Like many of our book club selections, this is something I probably wouldn‘t have chosen for myself to read, but I appreciated it. Eleanor is an interesting character, and her story gave us a lot to discuss.

I'm taking a #mentalhealth day and am going to try to make progress on some of these buddy reads. (Except Babel, which I am- very slowly- reading for myself.) I have my tea, birds are singing, sun is shining, ahhhhh 😍 #BackPorchReading

The narrator for the audiobook had a lovely voice that wasn‘t quite dynamic enough to keep my attention while driving, so I switched over to podcasts for the trip and Libby/Kindle for the book when I got here. It‘s for a book club meeting Tuesday, so I‘ll have more to say in a couple days.

The cats are slowly warming up to me, everyone has had dinner, and I‘m listening to Celtic Woman as I read. #hyggehourreadathon

Tagging a previous book by Ambjørnsen since his latest isn‘t in the database

The last work ever published by this author, handed in to his publisher shortly before he passed. And as one reviewer said you can tell in these seven short stories that this is an author who knew he didn‘t have much time left.

They mostly center around older, lonely men looking back at their life. There‘s also talk about being watched and ghosts.

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What an absurdly compelling novel. You can mull over this kind of literature like sucking on a hard candy. What is the author trying to say about disconnection and futility? About escapism and repression over healing and processing? The narrator is often unappealing, but fascinating to follow.🎧

Not many buildings can rival the bright lights and vibrant colors of the Strip at night, but the big top of Treatro della Notte certainly holds its own.
The black-and-gold-striped building is blanketed by an explosion of twinkling white lights.
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So I couldn't stop reading this one, but I can't exactly say that I enjoyed it. We spend a year in the life of the narrator who is privileged, unlikeable and has access to any downer possible due to her useless psychiatrist. The book does well in mimicking what depression and grief feels like but its ending seems somewhat unrealistic given her past. Would I recommend it? Probably, but defs not when you're feeling low