Novellas in November is being hosted this year by Rebecca at BookishBeck and Cathy at 746Books. I try to participate each year - some years I manage to read more than others. The two I've read this year are both excellent, both translations, and very different from each other. Manam by Rima Elkouri, translated by … Continue reading Novellas in November 2022: #NovNov22
The Red Chesterfield by Wayne Arthurson (2019) This is the type of novella I can get behind; quirky and original. It all starts with a red couch/sofa/chesterfield found in a ditch by a by-law enforcement officer on his rounds. He makes a note of it in his notebook and continues to issue a warning to … Continue reading #NovNov: Novellas in November 2021
March is the month for both #IrelandReadingMonth21 hosted by Cathy@746Books and #WalesReadathon21 hosted by Paula@BookJotter. This was a good chance to get a couple of books read that have been on my list for a while. West by Carys Davies Cy Bellman--a widowed mule breeder--seems to be a quiet, gentle man who has great affection … Continue reading Carys Davies and Colm Tóibín
Novellas in November is being co-hosted by Rebecca @BookishBeck and Cathy @746Books this year, and was categorized into weekly themes. As it's the last day of the month, I'm just grouping mine together, but I did notice that each of my novellas is from a different country: the US, the UK, Norway, the Netherlands, and … Continue reading Novellas in November 2020: Featuring Bog People, Insomnia, and the Disappearance of the Moon
Outcast by Darren Greer Tyler is an art student living in Toronto with his friend Randy. Randy is not the easiest guy to live with, but the two of them are inseparable. One thing about Randy is that he's smart - beyond smart, brilliant. Which comes in handy when Tyler starts getting weird messages in … Continue reading Novellas in November 2019
I'm a little late to the party, but if it makes any difference, these novellas were all read in November. Also, it can't possibly be December yet, even if the calendar says so. If you're interested in reading "a brief history of Novellas in November", visit Laura's blog, Reading in Bed. Killing McGee by … Continue reading Novellas in November 2018
The Pigeon by Patrick Süskind (1987) I read about this book at Madame Bibi Lophile Recommends, and loved the sound of it. Just a man over the course of one day of his life, albeit an unusual day for him compared to all the others, brought about by the presence of a pigeon. I was … Continue reading Two Novellas: ‘The Pigeon’ by Patrick Süskind and ‘The End We Start From’ By Megan Hunter
Novellas in November is hosted by Laura at Reading in Bed. The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman by Denis Thériault, translated by Liedewy Hawke This book could just as easily be called The Lonely Life of a Peculiar Postman. Either way, it was the perfect escape from the election results; I curled up by … Continue reading Novellas in November 2016
The title of this book is a mouthful for such a slim volume. But the message is huge. Anyone concerned about the state of our world, or, especially anyone who isn't, should read this book. It won't take long. This novella can most effectively be summed up using passages plucked from its pages: The set-up … Continue reading The Collapse of Western Civilization: A View From the Future by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway
Mid-October is when I put a request in at the library for this book. It took 2.5 months to get to me and it came all the way from Ottawa. But it was worth it. It is 1867 Finland, and the population is suffering from a severe food shortage. As a mother and her children … Continue reading White Hunger by Aki Ollikainen
Consumed by Ink 