I already have Lobato (recommended by you) and Genberg on my list to read soon, and have just been reading an essay about Morante. Your serendipitous mention of her here has convinced me to add her too!
Thanks for the mention and here's to more books, writing, and conversations on both in 2025 😀
I loved reading your list of 10 books that have stayed with you - that is almost to the exact wording how I am in the process of describing my favourites of last year - books with the most staying power! I have Forbidden Notebook on my shelf so I loved seeing that there. Equally, I think The Details might be on my list too, I loved it. I’m really intrigued by In The Eye of the Wild, The Weight of Things and You Glow in The Dark!
I loved discovering Ginzburg last year and have many plans to read more of her this year. Voyager has been on my tbr for forever and ever so I am hoping this is the year I get to it. I’m not sure If I have asked you this - but would you recommend The Bitch? I loved Abyss by Quintana last year.
I do hope you love Forbidden Notebook--or at least be as captured by it--as I did! I think it's the kind of book that has the potential to resonate with you regardless of loving it, to be honest!
I haven't read other works by Quintana, so take this in relation to how you found her Abyss: The Bitch is a very dry, almost hopeless book. The main character is not an easy one to love, but I would say that "love" is quite hard to find in the universe of the story. Also, please note a bit of a content warning for some mild animal abuse.
Your lists are basically an automatic add to my TBR list but the one that I already added to my cart is is the Barbara Cassin book. I studied political theory in grad school and had such a traumatizing experience that I have not read any theory since 2006 but I must be healing because recently I have been feeling such an urge to dip back into academic writing again.
Oh wow Petya, your comment made me blush a little and also resonated with me so hard. I haven't been out of grad school for as long but I share the feeling of trying to distance myself from the traumatic memories and then tentatively finding my way back to more "academic" topics and ideas!
I already have Lobato (recommended by you) and Genberg on my list to read soon, and have just been reading an essay about Morante. Your serendipitous mention of her here has convinced me to add her too!
Thanks for the mention and here's to more books, writing, and conversations on both in 2025 😀
Hear hear!
And listend, sometimes the universe just wants us to read something and then we have to, it's the rule 😅 I do hope you like them!
I loved reading your list of 10 books that have stayed with you - that is almost to the exact wording how I am in the process of describing my favourites of last year - books with the most staying power! I have Forbidden Notebook on my shelf so I loved seeing that there. Equally, I think The Details might be on my list too, I loved it. I’m really intrigued by In The Eye of the Wild, The Weight of Things and You Glow in The Dark!
I loved discovering Ginzburg last year and have many plans to read more of her this year. Voyager has been on my tbr for forever and ever so I am hoping this is the year I get to it. I’m not sure If I have asked you this - but would you recommend The Bitch? I loved Abyss by Quintana last year.
I do hope you love Forbidden Notebook--or at least be as captured by it--as I did! I think it's the kind of book that has the potential to resonate with you regardless of loving it, to be honest!
I haven't read other works by Quintana, so take this in relation to how you found her Abyss: The Bitch is a very dry, almost hopeless book. The main character is not an easy one to love, but I would say that "love" is quite hard to find in the universe of the story. Also, please note a bit of a content warning for some mild animal abuse.
I also loved The forbidden notebook! It was great to get to know your writing juliana :))
Once more, muito obrigada por ler e pelo comentário, Anna! <3
Your lists are basically an automatic add to my TBR list but the one that I already added to my cart is is the Barbara Cassin book. I studied political theory in grad school and had such a traumatizing experience that I have not read any theory since 2006 but I must be healing because recently I have been feeling such an urge to dip back into academic writing again.
Thank you for the ideas!
Oh wow Petya, your comment made me blush a little and also resonated with me so hard. I haven't been out of grad school for as long but I share the feeling of trying to distance myself from the traumatic memories and then tentatively finding my way back to more "academic" topics and ideas!