Monthly Archives: March 2022

Thoughts: Der Hundertjährige, der zurückkam, um die Welt zu retten, by Jonas Jonasson, translated by Wibke Kuhn

Posted on 30 March 2022 by Dove

This was our latest German Skype session reading, and now we have only one more Jonas Jonasson left to read, so I guess he’d better get cracking on the typewriter before we run out! Not a huge amount new to … Continue reading →

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Bookthoughts Roundup 2021!

Posted on 21 March 2022 by Dove

OK, so I spent most of last year not writing up the books I read. But I also didn’t do as much reading as usual, so I’m going to do a speedy roundup instead. Sorry! Or you’re welcome!

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Thoughts: The Bride Price, by Buchi Emecheta

Posted on 16 March 2022 by Dove

I’ve read a little spread of postcolonial African literature, including some set in Nigeria, but I’ve never read anything like The Bride Price. Partly because the older ones were in French and some nuance was inevitably lost as I read … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Falling Awake, by Alice Oswald

Posted on 15 March 2022 by Dove

This was a slightly strange reading experience, devoured from beginning to end in a hospital waiting room before an appointment I was pretty nervous about, heavily pregnant, wearing a mask for three hours and hating it. So a moment very … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Zennor in Darkness, by Helen Dunmore

Posted on 8 March 2022 by Dove

I absolutely picked this one because of the title, because “Zennor” is a pleasing word to me. I didn’t realise it was a real place in Cornwall! I also didn’t really have any idea what the book was about. It’s … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: The Dinner, by Herman Koch, translated by Sam Garrett

Posted on 6 March 2022 by Dove

We saw the film of this at Sneak, and because it was in 2017 I only had a vague impression of bitchy people having dinner who didn’t like each other. I also remember even at the time wondering whether the … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Tree of Smoke, by Denis Johnson

Posted on 2 March 2022 by Dove

Well, I was complaining that The Return wasn’t immersive enough as historical fiction, so Johnson came along to smoosh my face into the oppressive tropical climate of Vietnam. Before we begin – this is a book about the Vietnam War, … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: The Return, by Victoria Hislop

Posted on 1 March 2022 by Dove

First finished book of 2022 and the site is back up and running, so let’s get back into the habit. There’s a 2021 roundup post in the works, but I wanted to get back into regular posting while books are … Continue reading →

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