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I just finished Lincoln in the Bardo. What a unique novel. It doesn’t really feel like reading a book. It’s like reading a documentary almost with the way it’s structured. It’s hard to really describe. It takes minute to fully get on its wavelength, but once it comes together, it’s really beautiful.

 

I need to go back to it. I didn't get on board with it and didn't finish it.

 

It took me about 100 pages to get onboard haha. I’m tempted to reread, at least those first 100, just to see what I missed at first.

 

Saunders' short-stories are way better IMO. did not enjoy Lincoln in the Bardo much.

 

It's on my list to get to this summer. The concept and the many different characters and narratives sound right up my alley.

 

I’ve read a handful of the stories in Tenth of December. I’ve found them to be a little hit or miss (Puppy and Al Roosten being my favorites thus far). I need to make my way through the whole book at some point.

 

I loved Tenth of December. I think I like his style even when his stories don’t fully come together. I appreciate Lincoln in the Bardo as a poetic experiment but the narrative(s) didn’t move me. I’m still waiting for his masterpiece

 

Reading Milkman by Anna Burns at the moment and loving it. 18yr women gets caught up in the troubles in 1970s Ireland. fantastic voice