Such a sad book, on all levels. I read this pretty fast and was invested in the storyline but in the end I wasn’t completely convinced. Thank you VintaSuch a sad book, on all levels. I read this pretty fast and was invested in the storyline but in the end I wasn’t completely convinced. Thank you Vintage UK and Netgalley for the ARC. ...more
4,5 'Prima Facie' deals with some important topics and with great insight. I liked Miller's focus on class differences and her knowledge of the legal s4,5 'Prima Facie' deals with some important topics and with great insight. I liked Miller's focus on class differences and her knowledge of the legal system and how infuriating certain aspects of the law can be. Amazing, impressive and disturbing. Thank you Hutchinson Heinemann and Netgalley UK for the ARC....more
It took a bit of time to get into the flow of the story, but then I was hooked. This was intense, original, profound and compulsively readable! Thank yIt took a bit of time to get into the flow of the story, but then I was hooked. This was intense, original, profound and compulsively readable! Thank you Picador for the advance copy....more
This was so good! It has a serious subject matter, but it’s also funny, adorable and the talking magpie Tama is absolutely wonderful. I had my doubts This was so good! It has a serious subject matter, but it’s also funny, adorable and the talking magpie Tama is absolutely wonderful. I had my doubts about a the POV beforehand, but there was no need, it works very well. Many thanks to Europa Editions and Netgalley UK for the ARC....more
3,5 This had a bit of a young adult vibe, but it was fun, exciting and had great characters (especially Margaret). Plus I loved the plot twist near the3,5 This had a bit of a young adult vibe, but it was fun, exciting and had great characters (especially Margaret). Plus I loved the plot twist near the end. Thank you Hodder & Stoughton/Netgalley UK and Simon & Schuster US/Edelweiss for the ARC....more
A brave, honest and very powerful memoir about hunger and food , mental health, feminism, books, thinking and reason. I love Moss’s novels and this isA brave, honest and very powerful memoir about hunger and food , mental health, feminism, books, thinking and reason. I love Moss’s novels and this is as great and poetic as ever. Thank you Picador/Netgalley UK and Farrar, Strauss & Giroux/Edelweiss for the ARCs....more
Lucy and Olive meet! I was only familiar with the Lucy books (I watched the Olive Kitteridge series on HBO, but never read the books), but I loved theLucy and Olive meet! I was only familiar with the Lucy books (I watched the Olive Kitteridge series on HBO, but never read the books), but I loved the idea of them finally meeting and now I will just have to read the Olive books as well. There were maybe too many characters here for my liking, but all in all this is another great read by Strout! Thank you Random House UK and US and Edelweiss for the ARC....more
3,5 I'm not sure whether to give this 4 or 3 stars... I absolutely loved Murakami's world building; the walled city, the dream library, the fact that t3,5 I'm not sure whether to give this 4 or 3 stars... I absolutely loved Murakami's world building; the walled city, the dream library, the fact that there exists a job as a dream reader, the idea that one could exisit in two seperate worlds and could lose one's shadow, the unicorns, etc. However, this book was also somewhat repetitive and elaborative, and the descriptions of love and the female body were a bit 'cringe'... Thank you Knopf and Edelweiss for the ARC...more
I liked Baltasar’s first two books of the trilogy so just had to read this final one as well. I found it more accessible and straightforward, and therI liked Baltasar’s first two books of the trilogy so just had to read this final one as well. I found it more accessible and straightforward, and therefore maybe a tiny bit less interesting than the other two, but still a great read! Thank you And Other Stories and Edelweiss for the ARC....more
Interesting, well researched and often funny, but slightly different from what I had expected. Thank you Simon & Schuster US and Edelweiss for the ARC.
2,5 I liked ‘The Mars Roomâ€� and ‘The Hard Crowd,â€� but I had some trouble with Kushner’s new book. This book is filled to the brim with information, th2,5 I liked ‘The Mars Roomâ€� and ‘The Hard Crowd,â€� but I had some trouble with Kushner’s new book. This book is filled to the brim with information, theories and ideas about the Neanderthals, the Cagots, astrology etc. And even though Kushner is very smart and I admire her knowledge, I personally didn’t really care about all the anthropology. I would have liked to learn more about the characters and what motivated them, but I felt I hardly got to know them. Also, this was presented as a spy novel about eco-terrorism, but nothing much happens and except for the ending it wasn’t very thrilling. Most people on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ seem to love it and maybe my expectations were just too high, but this was not my kind of book and I found myself to be rather disappointed. Thank you Jonathan Cape and Netgalley UK for the ARC....more
This novel got to me. It isn’t only about a man having a crisis; it’s also about a search for meaning, a longing for connection, a criticism of modernThis novel got to me. It isn’t only about a man having a crisis; it’s also about a search for meaning, a longing for connection, a criticism of modern life. I read this more or less in two sittings and was really immersed and impressed by it. Sometimes you read a book at just the right moment. This was that book for me. Thank you Head of Zeus and Netgalley UK for the ARC....more
Impressive story of a native American family and their individual struggles with displacement, addiction and pain towards survival and hope. The seconImpressive story of a native American family and their individual struggles with displacement, addiction and pain towards survival and hope. The second and third part were even more captivating than the first part, and I can't stop thinking about Orvil and Lonny. Well-written, important and highly recommended! Thank you Random House UK and Netgalley for the ARC....more
The second book in the Elements series by John Boyne. I didn’t find it as impressive and mind blowing as Water, but it was still very good. Boyne writThe second book in the Elements series by John Boyne. I didn’t find it as impressive and mind blowing as Water, but it was still very good. Boyne writes in a way that you can’t stop reading. He tells just enough to keep you curious and drive you forward. Very well done again. I’m looking forward to Fire! Thanks to Random House UK and Netgalley for the advanced copy....more
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