Autumn – 4/5 Stars I liked this one a lot, and I have solid hopes for the second book. I do not know going into that one whether or not it will be a continuation of this story or a reversal or twist or riff off the themes. It’s also interesting to be reading these while sort of being in the middle of the Karl Ove Knausgard seasonal quartet as well. So this book takes place among many years, jumping back and forth. It centers […]
This is a lot of novels
Variations on a theme. I listened to this audiobook during a day of chores, including walking the dog, and with a lot of novels that are listed for the Booker Prize longlist, I was left wondering what they were going for in suggesting this one. Last year I read the Edward St Aubyn send up of the prize, and the identity politics and vision for the prize spoof is funny to me thinking about this one. It’s not a terrible novel and the writing is […]