Lots of strands to this slim novel of Guatemalan Jewish identity, shared trauma, memory and the past. Seems to be going deep under the radar which is a shame. #booksky #wasreading
Still digesting this one but hovering in the admired rather than loved camp. It's undeniably powerful though, and if bleak, northern European island based tales are your bag then this is one for you. #wasreading #booksky
Seemed to have accidentally forgotten to read, or at least finish, books.
February in music. #waslistening
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MATTHEW BADLOSS IS IT
Just look at that Murder Ballads tat
We did the first 2 but I suspect we'll do the next 4 in one
Half way through the second one I realised it was almost a shame they'd released them all in one go
I'll be honest, if I'd known what the mysterious something that appeared on Jack's doorstep actually was I wouldn't have bought & read it. But I did and I enjoyed it so well done blurb writer. Tallack's accompanying folk tinged country soundtrack also well worth checking out. #wasreading #booksky
Just the time for that pivot
Seen a few sniffy reviews of this but while it doesn't hit the heights of Harvest or Quarantine it's better than decent. Wondering whether the person at Oxfam who priced it up was being mischievous when they classed it as sci-fi. #wasreading #booksky
Venezuela feels like a long time ago
The popularity of Goliath as a baby name is perhaps at its lowest ebb.
Enjoyably varied collection of short stories. The longest, 'Brushwork', also the strongest. Bounced off a few towards the end but I'm putting that down as a me problem. #wasreading #booksky
Tickled at a one star Goodreads review of Cloud Atlas I happened across that railed against the 'unresolved short stories' but they'd given up a third of the way in... #booksky
I remember enjoying the film but don't remember enough to compare. Certainly feel quite different beasts
Thought this dipped a bit in the middle section but that may have been a me problem as the opening and closing sections are truly magnificent. #wasreading #booksky
Some important new government policy that Native Americans might be interested in:
Hard to define short novel about a man flown into Tasmania to hunt down a previously thought to extinct thylacine. The wilds & wildlife are the main characters & meaning is often found between the lines. There was a film & having seen the trailer I can't recall whether I saw it. #booksky #wasreading
New Daniel Romano album klaxon! Parp! Parp!
Starmer has said that what has been allowed to happen at X is "outrageous" and that those responsible should face the "full force of the law," calling their tactics "pathetic" no wait sorry, I got confused, that was him describing Just Stop Oil protesters who put some cornflour on Stonehenge.
It's not big and it's not clever but few things give me more joy than coming across Con Air on late night telly.
I suppose, when you think about it that huge oil reserves are a weapon of mass destruction
More wallaby shit than average in the book I'm currently reading.
"Ho ho ho remember when we thought Bush was as bad as it got hehehe" narrative always ALWAYS ignores the fact: it's because they were as bad as it was allowed to get THEN. That's how bad they could be at that point and they paved the way for it to be the way it is now. Same as in the UK.
It’s a dark night when you look at the news and are forced to admit that you no longer believe in the power of the FIFA peace prize
Unusual autofictional novel or is it memoir? Either way it's an engaging read as Saisio describes her childhood with her nonconforming family interspersed with dealing with her father's death as an adult. Formally inventive too as the perspective switches from 1st to 3rd person throughout. #booksky
2026 books read thread thingy. #wasreading #booksky
Music in 2025. #waslistening
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