“It is late and, in these hours, the Book of Records always takes on a new form. The train continues, a sound that blurs into the tide of water against the shore.” “The boy turned the page of his book. ‘I’m counting the hours until we get to the ocean. My mother and aunt sentContinue reading “THE BOOK OF RECORDS – Madeleine Thien”
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PLAYGROUND – Richard Powers
“You know me now. You know him as well as I did. Maybe better. You have raised the dead and given us one more turn. Now tell me how this long match ought to end.” “Our first god mad the world from eggshells and tears and bone. Then our artists made the other gods outContinue reading “PLAYGROUND – Richard Powers”
THIS OTHER EDEN – Paul Harding
My second read from the Booker Prize longlist left a bad taste in my mouth. It wasn’t because of the writing – Paul Harding writes beautifully and with a concise purpose (albeit with a tone that reminds me of works that want to appear smarter and more literary at the sake of losing the actualContinue reading “THIS OTHER EDEN – Paul Harding”
THE SEVEN MOONS OF MAALI ALMEIDA – Shehan Karunatilaka
“All stories are recycled and all stories are unfair. Many get luck, and many get misery. Many are born to homes with books, many grow up in the swamps of war. In the end, all becomes dust. All stories conclude with a fade to black.” “I was there to witness. That is all. All thoseContinue reading “THE SEVEN MOONS OF MAALI ALMEIDA – Shehan Karunatilaka”
A Girl Named Tommi 