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bookshelves: 21st-century-a-literary-odyssey
Aug 11, 2019
bookshelves: 21st-century-a-literary-odyssey
Read 2 times. Last read February 11, 2022 to February 17, 2022.
Brilliant.
Exquisite, fresh, intelligent and melancholically wrapped up with subtle humour, this little beast of a novel left me totally satisfied and begging for more at the same time.
On the surface ‘Outline� has practically no plot or any character development and seems more like a lot of random conversations than anything else but my tiny little brain was over the moon while reading this. Totally electrified. So much simplicity. So much love for literature and human nature. Such beautiful imagery. Outstanding.
I’m definitely looking forward to ‘Transit�, the next one in what I think will become one my favourite trilogies ever.
Bravo, Ms. Kusk!
“I wondered sometimes whether I had an actual horror of peace, whether I sought to stir things up out of a fear of boredom that was also, you might say, a fear of death itself.�
Exquisite, fresh, intelligent and melancholically wrapped up with subtle humour, this little beast of a novel left me totally satisfied and begging for more at the same time.
On the surface ‘Outline� has practically no plot or any character development and seems more like a lot of random conversations than anything else but my tiny little brain was over the moon while reading this. Totally electrified. So much simplicity. So much love for literature and human nature. Such beautiful imagery. Outstanding.
I’m definitely looking forward to ‘Transit�, the next one in what I think will become one my favourite trilogies ever.
Bravo, Ms. Kusk!
“I wondered sometimes whether I had an actual horror of peace, whether I sought to stir things up out of a fear of boredom that was also, you might say, a fear of death itself.�
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May 11, 2019
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May 11, 2019
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August 5, 2019
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August 11, 2019
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February 11, 2022
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Started Reading
February 11, 2022
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21st-century-a-literary-odyssey
February 17, 2022
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Finished Reading
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Aug 11, 2019 06:06AM
Wee! Or, Oui! I'm so thrilled to see your ecstatic 5 stars for this. I've been meaning to get to this Canadian author for a while now. Excellent, Pedro.
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Robin, you’ll have to read this. Kusk makes it look like writing a novel is the easiest thing to do. I’m completely stunned. Merci beaucoup mon amie. 😅😗
Wasn’t sure about this book but your fine review was encouraging ....... I’ll put it on my wish list :)
Hey Richard, make sure this is for you. You’ll find even less answers here than the ones you’ve found in ‘My Name is Lucy Barton�. But we never know. 👍
Lovely review Pedro ........ I'll be interested to try this trilogy :)
Hi Pedro. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I did, too. I'm looking forward to reading Transit, too, after I'm done with some of the Man Booker books I want to read.
Hi, Bianca. I’m really looking forward to ‘Transit� as well. So many books and so little time, I know...
So glad you got a lot out of this book, Pedro! I didn’t seem to catch the same fever as you, but will read her next one to see if I catch on!
Thanks, Paula. I loved this, although it’s not a book I’ll recommend to everyone. I know a lot of readers like a really straightforward story and this is more like a novel of ideas and opinions. I totally understand why you and other readers might not end up totally satisfied.
Pedro, I too was grateful for the occasional flashes of humor.
Left Coast Justin wrote: "Pedro, I too was grateful for the occasional flashes of humor."I'm glad to hear it, Justin. I can see that you weren't very impressed about it. Let me see what you had to say.
Oh, no don't come with "my little brain", Pedro! You write absurdly great and to write like that, there is a beautiful mind guiding all of your life and that is YOU!
5 Million Stars no less Pedro!!!!! How can I not jump onto Kindle and buy this?? I almost did, but want to think about it - that good yeah? Great review mate - sounds enticing!
I am so looking forward to reading something of hers. I'm glad you enjoyed it, Pedro.
I’m so glad you liked this as much as I did, Pedro! Hope you enjoy each of the trio
