Loved Endling! It is unique, funny, sad, and to me, fairly indescribable. How do you categorize a book that includes saving the snails, Russia’s war on Ukraine, the Bride business and so much more? I had the feeling throughout that the author was having a wonderful time creating it, and I had a wonderful time reading it.
Agree @Judith_G This is a book that for several reasons I should not like but it mostly worked for me. The science part drew me in and I actually wanted more from that, the bride part was funny, and then the realism of the war…
I don’t reread often but I’m pretty excited to revisit Endling in light of the info the author shared with us.
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The shortlist has been announced:
Live Fast by Brigitte Giraud, an autobiographical novel about the death of her husband in a motorcycle crash, won the Prix Goncourt and was translated by Cory Stockwell. The judges said: “For anyone who has ever experienced grief as a sense of ordinary decisions that have been over-taxed with consequence, this will be a novel with powerful resonance.”
Perspective(s) by Laurent Binet, translated by Sam Taylor, is “filled with fun and irony. Binet affirms that the saviour of human life is faith in art and creation”. Binet was awarded the 2010 Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman for his first novel, HHhH, about the assassination of Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich in 1942.
What I Know About You “is Éric Chacour’s debut novel, which shows him to be a master storyteller with an impressive emotional feel”.
Gliff by Ali Smith, twice a Costa Novel of the Year award-winner, is “a dystopian novel which will seem unsettlingly contemporary to any reader”.
In Late Summer, “related with incredible restraint in a deeply authentic voice, also offers a timeless, universal tale of country life, childhood innocence and the way that everything can be ripped apart in the blink of an eye”.
The Emperor of Gladness is “a delicate web of plots and subplots woven together masterfully by Ocean Vuong”.
Winner will be announced on May 21
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Thanks, Anne! The only one of those I’ve read is Emperor of Gladness. It was a favorite!
I agree with loving Emperor of Gladness. I had read several from the longlist but this is the only one I’ve currently read on the shortlist. Goals!
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