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Anyone read this? I ask because I have no idea what I‘m actually reading here. It‘s just one huge run on sentence of a stream of consciousness that goes on for 1000ish pages. I actually do not hate it. Im actually am really getting engrossed in it.

#DucksNewberyport #LucyEllmann #book #ebook #kindle

Still uncertain if I can go the distance with the tagged book, but I listened to it while putting our new rug under the dining table, and it's grown on me a bit. (The book, not the rug. Although that's grown on me, too.)

Please tell me that the stream of consciousness doesn't go on for the entire novel. Please? So many people like this book a lot, but the stream of consciousness might break me.

(Rainbow from my walk today.)

For my #bookerdozen, the first six were easy to choose -- the 5⭐ and 4.5⭐ books (Ducks through How Late). The other six I chose from the many four-star reads that I was slightly more enthusiastic about and didn't seem to have been mentioned already.

@vivastory

This was a pick with the caveat that it may not be for everyone, as the writing style could be difficult. There are shifting narratives, sometimes within the same sentence, and lots of extended paragraphs of text where ideas loop back and are repeated. It‘s a story of loneliness and grief and the repeated trauma of generations. Definitely will need a reread to capture what I missed in the first reading.

Reading this really puts you in a state of mild vertigo- forever long sentences with no real story, it feels like a gathering of random thoughts. Not yet sure how I feel about it, but I like it enough to finish it at least😅

I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

#ABookADay2023

Spa Weekend with friends! I‘m not having too much reading time at hand, but enough to start my new book!

At first I was sceptical about the new Nobel Prize Winner (*cough* diversity *cough*), but this book, even though small in page numbers, is magnificent. Ghostsory, Historical Fiction, Family Drama, Lovestory - all this in a stream of consciousness that left me breathless. The story switches between point of views and time periods. If you want to know if you're ready for Ulysses, try this book first.

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