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Halfway through the last book of BI shortlist. It seems I left the best for last

I love it, I bought it 11 years ago. Why did it take me so long to read it?

Very slow but interesting so far

A bit more than halfway through and I know it is going to be a 5* .

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The subject is interesting, the writing is good but it is hard going.

It flows better than The Book of Dissapearance. Maybe because I listen to the audiobook.

I love my reread of one of my favorite series. This time via Graphic Audio.

Ca si sexul, ca si drogurile, ca toate manipulãrile mintii noastre ce-ar vrea sã spargã odată teasta si să iasã la larg, literatura e o masină de produs mai intâi beatitudine, apoi dezamăgire. Ti s-a promis mereu, evadarea, în schimb fi s-a furat si bruma de realitate pe care o ai.

The description are marvellous, the plot not so much. Still, it will probably be a 4*.

Still not sure what I think of the book

A lot to learn in this novel.

Pff, this became so bad. The way the MC character changed from a dark, brooding pirate to lovesick puppy is nauseating. Also, everybody is friends with everybody. Please pass me a bucket to throw up.

Ok...when the story moves to Shanghai it goes Cuckoo. Is this intentional? Probably. The MC is delusional.

There is this chapter/essay called Those Who Wait about the people who waited and did not flee during WW2 and Stalin regime. Wow, it sent shivers down my spine.

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Yey, I seem to finally manage to understand something from this novel. Scottish narration + Scottish specific trivia are not a good match for a foreigner.

Strange and mysterious. A marriage between philosophy and Sebald. To be read in small bits

And here it goes. The unravelling.