Well, that was hard – although I did finish it in less than 2 days.
Whenever I read books now, I think about Lola reading them in Italian. And, in the case of A Girl Is A Half-formed Thing by Eimear McBride, all I could think is that this book couldn’t be translated.
And then I wondered at how difficult it must have been to write! They are English words but not really English sentences. Sentences half. That are are. Half. Formed. If you see what I mean.
But also the subject. The usual Irish/Catholic angsts and problems but written in oh-so a different way.
Towards the end of the book, I had to keep putting it down every paragraph – the subject matter was too dark; too difficult – and do something else for a few moments.
But a really good book. I can see why it won prizes.
And now, I hope, something a bit lighter, maybe. The Weekend by Peter Cameron. We shall shall we. We see. Surely.
or Dolan’s book – “That’s When The Knives Come Down”!! Available on Amazon. His book release event is Thursday – very exciting.
Love Gail
peace….
‘Tis ordered, Gail.
Good luck to him for Thursday. Will you be there?
thank you SO much – please let me know your thoughts.
Love Gail
peace….
My pleasure, Gail (or, I hope so
)
They say it’ll take about 3 weeks to get here (I really only want a printed version, you see)
But, I’ll let you know.
This is why I don’t read translations. Never. This summer I was in the mood for some books written in Italian and I picked Italian books.
I don’t know the book you mention here but I guess it’s too difficult for me to read. At the moment I am reading White Teeth by Zadie Smith.
I don’t know. You may borrow it from me, if you would like. But it is difficult and, yet, surprisingly good as it evokes feelings in quite a strange way. It’s almost as if the way that it’s written helps to bring out those feelings. Most strange.
I think I’ve read White Teeth. She’s a highly praised writer, for sure. Enjoy.
Thank you Andy but I’ll try to stick with the books I am reading now. I said “try” because it’s my third attempt with Z. Smith. She is great but White Teeth is not my favorite.
Well, if you ever want to screw your English up in the future, I can lend it to you