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I am about halfway through this short novel and am losing the will to live!

It’s just so wordy….🤦🏻‍♀️

So addictive. I forgot how readable Archer’s books are.

I am completely blown away! Even though this is my first read of the 2023 Booker Prize shortlist, I feel that this will be hard to beat. It is very powerful.

Rather surprised that the book is under 300 pages yet the audiobook is almost 12 hours. The narrator isn’t particular slow though maybe the print in the book is tiny.

Definitely enjoying though tiny anachronism in reference to the Prince Regent in 1793. Still, given there’s vampires I can certainly forgive and consider alternative history 😹

Had to laugh: “Gladstone’s exuberant and over-licky welcome”

Loving it especially Pippin the dog

This is a sample via NetGalley

Glancing through other reviews there’s certainly a great deal of excitement for this title

Thoth Tarot and Aleister Crowley featured along with lots of quotes from Spencer’s Faerie Queen

I was slightly sceptical reading praise for this book but on starting I completely understand why.
Short but not a wasted word.

This is proving a chore…

So much tennis .. luckily I enjoy tennis

This is fun. I didn’t realise how many romcoms I have seen over the years.

I wish that the publishers had released the audiobook edition for this novel. It is due at the end of June but I am reading for a library group meeting before that date.

The stream of consciousness novel is written in Trinidadian patois and deals with issues linked to domestic abuse. While I applaud the use of the local dialect I am finding it difficult whereas I expect that its audiobook will prove more accessible

I know, I know I shouldn’t read or rather listen to a novel this long when I look at my TBR. But seeing this audiobook added to our local e-library, I took the plunge as undoubtedly it would soon generate a long reservation queue.

I am listening to this nightly read by Andy Serkis. He is excellent in his reading with a rich deep voice though quite capable of switching to others including Gollum. His singing of the comic songs are brilliant too.

This is incredible! Such a powerful story though difficult subject matter. Still, very well done

Definitely a fantasy as in the opening chapter a Mini manages to total a Mercedes! I assume a new Mini rather than classic. Hooray Henrys too.

I am giving this book a second go. It was a 2019 ARC and I chose not to give feedback Our local online library has its audiobook edition so slotting it in though not bothered how long it takes.

Note that I am reading the sample. Uncertain whether I will read all 300+ pages of it as I feel it’s quite long for a sample. I should know within 100 pages if I will be buying or borrowing the complete version.

Keeping a list of the characters and key characteristics as they join the busy .

The constant use of ‘boys’ to describe characters in their 20s is seriously annoying...why?

Currently doing a group read - reread for me with The Pigeonhole

Rereading for reading group. Accessing audiobook edition

This is a strange one. Finding the Rodham-Clinton sex scenes 🤢🤢 audio for 30sec ff ...dump him Hilary!

Great fun. Plenty of action plus “Put Down That Pig!” 😹

#ThePush ...started reading this morning as publisher contacted Friday about an early social media blast - so thought would read a little each day. Proved ‘impossible to put down’. Must finish this afternoon.

#ADeclarationoftheRightsofMagicians is proving a very serious work of historical fiction though with supernatural and magical elements
Loving it

#Deities the multiple gods aren’t acting very god/goddess-like
Not quite sure what they are about. Will stick with but it’s a hodgepodge.....

Oh how I love Penelope’s witty letters to her absent husband.