This is the first book of this year's Miles Franklin award winner. I loved it! It's funny and entertaining, but also insightful on the racism that Asian actors and moviemakers faced. If you listen to it, it's performed with a full cast, like Daisy Jones and the Six but with substance in the historic undercurrent. I borrowed it from the library on Indyreads. I'm in the queue for the prize winning Ghost Cities, so really looking forward to getting my hands on that!
This book is hard. He is a brilliant writer but the subject matter is awful and I found it a long time to be in that uncomfortable and sad story. So I don't know if I recommend it. He has some really beautiful lines in it. While it is long, I got though it very quickly so I guess that's a sign that I liked it even if I didn't "like' it. I guess I enjoyed the writing and his skill, and was engaged in the story even if I found it sad and hard to shake off the bad emotions. This was chosen for bookclub so I can't wait for the chat on that. There's a lot of meat on the bones to digest....
Last night I went to see the magnificent storyteller talk - they performed 5 or 6 stories from a show they put together that will be turned into a book. It was wonderful. They looked at the stories that certain songs were enmeshed into their memories. It was really funny, sad, heartwarming and you couldn't help think about your own playlist of memories. So when it publishes, look for Ivan Coyote: Playlist (unless the title changes)
Short and sweet this time. I have to reread The Great Gatsby for the podcast book club and I've a short Ken Follett to read (Paper Money) lined up next...
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