This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga: Book Review The jury has shortlisted This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga for the 2020 Booker Prize. I bought a Kindle copy of this book when the longlist was out. I was very eager to read this book. I gave the book four stars on Goodreads, and those stars are well-deserved ones for this very unique and fresh story. This … [Read more...] about ‘This Mournable Body’ by Tsitsi Dangarembga: Book Review
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‘The New Wilderness’ by Diane Cook: Book Review
The New Wilderness by Diane Cook: Book Review The New Wilderness by Diane Cook is a dystopian suspense novel about a mother and daughter trying to survive in the wild. It is the story of Bea, the mother of Agnes, who has opted for staying like a nomadic tribal or nomadic cavemen/women dweller in the wilderness. Bea is doing this because her daughter is dying of an ailment … [Read more...] about ‘The New Wilderness’ by Diane Cook: Book Review
‘Frankenstein in Baghdad’ by Ahmed Saadawi: Book Review
‘Frankenstein in Baghdad’ by Ahmed Saadawi: Book Review Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi was the winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction for 2014 and was shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker International Prize, reason enough for me to purchase the book from Amazon. I can’t understand why it took me this long to read the book. But yes, last night, I … [Read more...] about ‘Frankenstein in Baghdad’ by Ahmed Saadawi: Book Review
‘Apeirogon’ by Colum McCann: Book Review
‘Apeirogon’ by Colum McCann: Book Review Apeirogon is a 480-page novel penned by renowned writer Colum McCann. It has been longlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize, and that is the reason I decided to pick this book to read. I always follow the Booker Prizes and Apeirogon is the second book I’m reading from the longlist. Apeirogon is an unusual title that means a polygon, … [Read more...] about ‘Apeirogon’ by Colum McCann: Book Review
Love and Other Thought Experiments by Sophie Ward: Book Review
Love and Other Thought Experiments by Sophie Ward: Book Review Love and Other Thought Experiments is one of the 2020 Booker Prize Longlisted books by seasoned actor and debut novelist, Sophie Ward. The book tells the story of a lesbian couple Eliza and Rachel, who one night, have a bit of a misunderstanding. Rachel feels that an ant has managed to get into her eye while … [Read more...] about Love and Other Thought Experiments by Sophie Ward: Book Review