A wonderful selection of books here Resh! I’m glad you enjoyed Sorrow and Bliss - it made me bawl. It felt incredibly close to home as I’m called Martha, my partner is called Patrick, and I’ve been chronically sick the last few years and it’s been a real fight to figure out what’s going on and get medical help - reading the entire book felt like a trip as it felt like I was reading my own life? Spooky. Need to check Meg Mason isn’t spying on me.
I’m also glad you recommended Estuary as I didn’t know much about Murugan’s other work. I read Pyre earlier this year and LOVED it. It’s going on my best of 2023 reads list so I’m grateful you’ve introduced me to more of his work! Happy Holidays, I hope you have lots of great reading time 💝
I LOVE the daughter of smoke & bone trilogy. I read it and then visited Prague a few years ago, and it truly enhanced my trip.
Also, this is a good push for me to finally read The Tea Dragon Society & Estuary in 2024, I got them both during two different sales & have left them on the shelves since. :P
Great list, love the very specific recommendations hehe.
A wonderful selection of books here Resh! I’m glad you enjoyed Sorrow and Bliss - it made me bawl. It felt incredibly close to home as I’m called Martha, my partner is called Patrick, and I’ve been chronically sick the last few years and it’s been a real fight to figure out what’s going on and get medical help - reading the entire book felt like a trip as it felt like I was reading my own life? Spooky. Need to check Meg Mason isn’t spying on me.
I’m also glad you recommended Estuary as I didn’t know much about Murugan’s other work. I read Pyre earlier this year and LOVED it. It’s going on my best of 2023 reads list so I’m grateful you’ve introduced me to more of his work! Happy Holidays, I hope you have lots of great reading time 💝
Oh my god. That mustve been shocking that you found so many similarities with Meg Mason's characters. What a wonderful writer she is
I LOVE the daughter of smoke & bone trilogy. I read it and then visited Prague a few years ago, and it truly enhanced my trip.
Also, this is a good push for me to finally read The Tea Dragon Society & Estuary in 2024, I got them both during two different sales & have left them on the shelves since. :P
Great list, love the very specific recommendations hehe.
I hope you love the books! Always good to read from our shelves. And what a treat it mustve been to read a book set in the city you are visiting
thank you thank you <3 bookmarking when I'm in dire need for recs (which seems to be my default state haha)
I am GLAD you liked it. I hope you enjoy the ones you pick