Speaking of the escapist, I've been digging back into the retelling of classic #mythology having enjoyed Madeline Miller's Circe when it first came out. (I was reminded of her recently when I read her essay about how long Covid has impacted her life and her writing: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/09/madeline-miller-long-covid-post-pandemic/.)

I picked up this novel by Pat Barker not realising it's the second in her trilogy reimagining the Trojan War through the eyes of the women....

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I read #Wool a loooooong time ago and realised recently that it had been adapted into an Apple TV series called #Silo. I've quite forgotten how the book went, so watching the series was itself an adventure and at the end of it I still have so many questions! So I might go back to the book, and then read the other two in the trilogy—titled Shift and Dust—even if it might spoil me for Season 2... If you're looking for something escapist away from work, this is great :)

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I read #DeborahLevy's Real Estate over the pandemic—and recently completed her trilogy of memoirs: https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2021/05/deborah-levy-real-estate-living-autobiography-interview

I've said before: "She’s so deft at elevating the simple details of life, which we’ve all surely come to appreciate more in this pandemic, to connect with larger themes—segueing smoothly from one memory into the next, and the next. Every detail on its own can seem insignificant, but strung together they make up a lively tapestry of meaning."

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Just finished this novel and it gave me, as they say, all the feels. It deserves all the attention it’s been getting. Parts of it really moved me, and the ending actually made me cry. (Yes, I am the kind of person who cries at books 😅) Reading it, I felt like I was “growing up” along with the characters...

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Attended a wedding in Indonesia recently and turned it into a holiday. This was my beach read—definitely a pageturner! Though it did feel a little like it was mostly all plot and not so much reflection...

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Current reads.

I had wrapped up a story on zoonotic disease that sparked my further interest on the subject, hence the Sonia Shah pick. Three chapters in and so good already.

I've also always been interested in stories about memory, history, and the legacies of conflicts—how it commemorates and how it's weaponised—and I'll admit to having thought about turning to short fiction too to explore these themes. For now, though, I'll just read them 😅

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