I’m not a Sally Rooney fan, I seem to love small passages and she’s definitely an author I could read a scene from and walk away..I didn’t seem to connect with any of the characters, they’re so obnoxious. I love me some angst, but these people were next level awkward…I love reading stream of consciousness …
Magical. This is a beautiful novel. You can feel the love so clearly. It really is a gift. The relationship of sisters is such a complex one and I think this novel explores it so tenderly. You can feel the hum
Right up there with The Nightingale for me. I couldn’t have loved or been inspired by it more. I think for me covid told me hard work and determination isn’t necessarily enough. I saw that really reflected in this novel. Elsa couldn’t be a better role model, “a warrior” the storyline was just so moving …
Gosh I think this is one that will stay with me forever. ‘Where humans cease to be humans’. That Sami and Mohamed x the analogy of seeing- what we won’t see, what can’t be seen, what will be imagined…so powerful. The symbol of the bee and humanity…so great. The journey of the refugees depicted here …
I was never one to read the dictionary growing up. Even when I started reading this I was like ‘what hasn’t there just always been..’ I have never thought about what is in the dictionary and who’s meaning is in there. This book was such an eye opener for me. I loved it and appreciate …
I’m still thinking about this one. There are so many scenes that made a lasting impression. The bath, the belt and bearing witness all had me in tears. This is a beautifully written book. The scenery is just beautiful and the language captures it perfectly. I loved Handful and Sarah. I could feel the friendship …
This so was not the book I was expecting. I thought instead of seeing Jane fall in love with Mr Bingley it would be the servants talking about Jane falling in love with Mr Bingley..how completely wrong I was. This story is the lives of the servants of Longbourn. We see the Pride and Prejudice …
This is a lovely story. A book full of troubled and damaged people who you just love. The novel centers around a beautiful retirement home that I want to live in right now, it’s gorgeous reading. It’s such a whimsical, beautiful book. Themes of love and forgiveness feature so significantly, so does mortality and acceptance. …
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What an epic quest. So different from what I was expecting. So much more than what I was expecting. Beautiful girls doing unbelievable things. It is such evocative language “knobs turning, doors opening, cupboards slamming shut…”. Such beautiful messages “I think we’re supposed to to find ourselves things to etch”; a world where gold rots …
I don’t understand the indifferent reviews. I thought it was brilliant. I think it makes such a compelling statement on our national identity. There were definitely times when I felt chills. I thought it was a powerful story that really describes what could have been. For me the plot and narrative was tight. I thought …
