Tag: in progress
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Currently Reading: Stork Mountain and Henry and June
New to me: Stork Mountain by Miroslav Penkov. From the publisher: In Stork Mountain, a young Bulgarian immigrant returns to the country of his birth in search of his grandfather, who suddenly and unexpectedly broke contact with the family three years earlier. The trail leads him to a village on the border with Turkey, a…
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In Progress: Kornél Esti
I’m absolutely in love with this book, which hits all the rollicking pre-war/interwar European farce I need. I’m about 2/3 of the way through (having read half in the pool two days ago, fantastic choice). This is a paperback I bought at a local book fair almost a decade ago. But my genuine obsession with…
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Currently Reading: Greek Lessons
I love Han Kang’s books. However, after a stint of reading in the mid-20th Century, I’m having trouble adjusting to a brand-new book. Sometimes this happens, sometimes it doesn’t. I’m just craving summer novels set in the 40s in Europe, so it’s hard to pivot. But my library hold came in. What else could I…
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In Progress: Farewell, Ghosts
Continuing my trend of absolutely gorgeous, morose Italian novels that take place in the summertime. I should make a book list. Farewell, Ghosts by Nadia Terranova, translated by Ann Goldstein (whose translation of this book is single-handedly making me want to read Ferrante!) From the publisher: Ida is a married woman in her late thirties,…
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Book Conference Reading
A comfort read and something found in the galley room… Swing Time by Zadie Smith Two brown girls dream of being dancers—but only one, Tracey, has talent. The other has ideas: about rhythm and time, about black bodies and black music, what constitutes a tribe, or makes a person truly free. It’s a close but…
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In Progress: Cassandra at the Wedding
Someone recommended this, a long time ago. So long ago that I texted my mom to ask if she’d loved it. Still wondering who that recommender might’ve been. I am about a third of the way through and really loving this one. It’s a bit slow to read, and I’m challenging myself to take it…
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Back at Home? Bookstore Haul!
Can I afford it in between traveling and sending business expenses for reimbursement? Not… really. But I want to prioritize staying home and reading (and not spending any more money). So, ironically, I went to a bookstore in town and found three really interesting-looking books. The first one, I’ve been looking forward to reading for…
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Two quick reads and a novel in progress
This week I had a hard time finding something I was in the mood for. Stranded in the no-man’s-land of midnight sleeplessness, a copy of Casey McQuiston’s One Last Stop popped up in Libby & I read the thing in one go. Is it good, in that resonant way that bodes repeated reading? No. But…
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In Progress: The Constant Nymph
An impulse pick-up from the local used bookstore, and the first book I’ve read by Margaret Kennedy. Of course, after buying, after it sat on my shelf for a couple months, finally I turned over the back and realized the highlighted blurb was from my recent author obsession Anita Brookner (a rather odd “not only…
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Late September library haul
Had a great trip to the library today. Moldy Strawberries by Caio Fernando Abreu, translated from the Portuguese by Bruna Dantas Labio I read a selection from this one in Cuier, an anthology put out by Two Lines Press last year. It was so enjoyable, I put this one on my “to buy” list. Though…