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Backspring
Eduardo, an architect from Lisbon, has come to Montreal to be with his wife Geneviève. Geneviève researches fungi and likes to catalog her orgasms. But when Eduardo is caught in an explosion and rumors of arson begin to circulate, both his marriage and his fledgling architecture firm verge on collapse. Gorgeous, colorful, and richly described, Backspring is a sensual taxonomy of desire.
240 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 9, 2015
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June 12, 2016
Actual Rating: 3.5 Stars
First of all this book as one of the most beautiful covers I've ever seen. Second of all, the prose in this book are beautiful. The author really does have a way with words. She can make the mundane feel so beautiful and full of depth. Totally captivating.
But this book was such a mash of things: family/relationship drama, the stress of infertility, PTSD, and professional struggles. I never felt like I had fully wrapped my head around any one of the issues before we were off and running with something else. And because of that I just felt very held at a distance by the book. It was definitely a picture of everyday life for these three people... but it never did quite draw you in to the story.
First of all this book as one of the most beautiful covers I've ever seen. Second of all, the prose in this book are beautiful. The author really does have a way with words. She can make the mundane feel so beautiful and full of depth. Totally captivating.
But this book was such a mash of things: family/relationship drama, the stress of infertility, PTSD, and professional struggles. I never felt like I had fully wrapped my head around any one of the issues before we were off and running with something else. And because of that I just felt very held at a distance by the book. It was definitely a picture of everyday life for these three people... but it never did quite draw you in to the story.
February 5, 2017
The blurb describes the book fairly well, up to the final chapters (except Genevieve doesn't exactly catalogue her orgasms; she classifies their types), which it doesn't really touch on.
What the blurb doesn't reveal is the most interesting part of the novel: an affair that starts, might or might not have continued, but that is cut short by an accident befalling a secondary character. The novel can be somewhat gloomy in parts, and drag a bit, but worth a read. It is generally quite internal to the main characters.
What the blurb doesn't reveal is the most interesting part of the novel: an affair that starts, might or might not have continued, but that is cut short by an accident befalling a secondary character. The novel can be somewhat gloomy in parts, and drag a bit, but worth a read. It is generally quite internal to the main characters.
January 24, 2018
Awesome debut novel! I particularly enjoyed the delicate tension and subtle exploration of each of the characters individual personalities. Looking forward to more from Judith!
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