The Lit Talk | What I read March -July (excl. International Booker 2020)

it's one of those books demonstrating admirable skillset given author has at his disposal both in terms of narration building structure building and overall cultural proficiency but it's not one that will ever become a household classic as it's more of an intellectual and playful exercise rather than anything else

this is a very compassionate brilliantly structured novel based on real life events and blessed by the two protagonists the life this novel depicts i was very much impressed

even though there are some very graphic sexual scenes that most probably would be a dealbreaker for a lot of people the skills of a writer grimly demonstrates in his latest novel cleanest are much more developed than in much more widely discussed debut of his

i loved the exquisite humor and colorful depiction of morally degenerate chichkov the main character of the novel and the commentary regarding russian middle class of the first half of the 19th century was fascinating

dominicana is not a profound book but it's a well-paced engaging story of 15 year old child's wife married off to a violent man by her parents in hope of better life in the usa

i just love lily king love her phoria love this one she's just so witty

you'd spend quite a few hours reading it or listening to it while the main thoughts could be summarized easily on one page there's nothing silly about what he suggests everything is sound but save yourself some time and google the summary you lose nothing

it's a beautiful written often heartbreaking but i would think also empowering memoir of a casey layman's life as a young black boy in mississippi after his adulthood and academic work

overall this is a very thought-provoking very thought-provoking read i definitely would recommend it

great on various levels shiver is a brilliant woman no doubt about that but it's also super problematic at times especially in the section where a black woman takes over the position of a manager of a main character's husband that section was just racist just racist

putting to one side some absurd elements of the plot the first one being the mode of getting rid of the body of the victim this is a brilliant depiction of the dark outcomes of systemic racism written in such a gripping way that one cannot put it down even if they are a bit anxious to turn the page

it was such a positive surprise fantastic portrait of the aftermath of balkan wars without the weight of any particular nationality

notes on camp though the groundbreaking for susan sontag's career essay from the 60s didn't age much i believe and it's still quite stimulating

regardless of the fact that i was positively surprised with some of observations at the end of the day this is a book that comes too close for my tastes to glorifying sex tourism

it was interesting and emotionally charged enough to make me going

it was fine well written but giovanni's room it is not definitely not

even though the meticulous and poetic writing of ondaga sometimes carries a bit too much melodrama for my taste i still believe this is one of the most accomplished novels

what belongs to you that i picked up soon after listening to cleaners and was very much bored with it

i found it very inspirational and i loved listening to it obviously when running i admire running regime murakami was able to sustain for so many years

i just love lily king love her phoria love this one she's just so witty

this novel can be described as a intellectual spy novel for the lack of better term but it is also a highbrow meditation on the motivations behind our actions it's all of that and more and i was blown away by it