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Literary Hub Made Me Do It

Hôtel Splendid by Marie Redonnet

Rose Mellie Rose by Marie Redonnet

Forever Valley by Marie Redonnet

April 6, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos 4 Comments

It is VERY hard for me to turn away from a listicle. I love a list; from making them myself to seeking them out, lists give me order AND fun- the best of both worlds! The fine folks over at Literary Hub are keen on list-making, and having enjoyed things they have recommended before (hello, The Lover!) I was pleased as punch to track down this loose “trilogy” from Marie Redonnet after spotting it in a list of short reads. I, and Redonnet (and translator […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: andtheIToldYouSos, coming-of-age, french literature, Jordan Stump, lithub, magical realism, Marie Redonnet, novella, Quick read, surrealism, translation, unofficial trilogy

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: andtheIToldYouSos, coming-of-age, french literature, Jordan Stump, lithub, magical realism, Marie Redonnet, novella, Quick read, surrealism, translation, unofficial trilogy ·
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Ferrante Never Misses

The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante

March 7, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

…I state, after only reading two of her novels and two of her shorter pieces…but at this rate, I am all-in on Elena Ferrante and I am STILL mad at myself for taking this long to catch on. I’m two books deep in the Neapolitan Novels, but I had to interrupt my trajectory for two reasons: I needed to read this story before seeing the new (read: 2021) film adaptation I need to see the film in order to solidify all of my (mostly negative) […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Ann Goldstein, Elena Ferrante, europa edition, film adaptation, independence, italian literature, Italy, Motherhood, novella, short read, translation

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Ann Goldstein, Elena Ferrante, europa edition, film adaptation, independence, italian literature, Italy, Motherhood, novella, short read, translation ·
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Beware of Bored Women!

Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District by Nikolai Leskov

January 18, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

ESPECIALLY if you are the one to damn them into a life of boredom. I sought out this short story after being utterly enthralled by the 2016 Florence Pugh tour-de-force Lady Macbeth. If you are a sucker for a brutal period drama chock full of female desperation-disguised-as-power, then hustle your bustle to your  nearest ye olde video rental and check. it. out. The film is phenomenal, and I was immediately curious about the source material! A little Wikipedia creeping led me to Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: 19th century, boredom, class, doomed love, film adaptation, Florence Pugh, Lady Macbeth, nikolai leskov, novella, Quick read, Russian Lit, short read, translation, wealth

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: 19th century, boredom, class, doomed love, film adaptation, Florence Pugh, Lady Macbeth, nikolai leskov, novella, Quick read, Russian Lit, short read, translation, wealth ·
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once again: great book, TERRIBLE cover

The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante

January 18, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

The cover is even WORSE this time- not only do we have another DIY looking illustration,  but the featured pull quote from The Australian‘s John Freeman is ABYSMAL: “Imagine if Jane Austen got angry and you’ll have some idea of how explosive these works are.” Fuck right off, guy. Emphasis on GUY. Just because Austen characters aren’t slapping and cussing each other out does not mean that they aren’t also filled with the contained rage of being a woman trapped in position- a woman who will do […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: andtheIToldYouSos, casual violence, coming-of-age, Elena Ferrante, europa edition, female friendship, intergenerational trauma, Italy, L'amica geniale #2, Love, Marriage, Neapolitan Novels, post war europe, Series, the Neapolitan novels, translation

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: andtheIToldYouSos, casual violence, coming-of-age, Elena Ferrante, europa edition, female friendship, intergenerational trauma, Italy, L'amica geniale #2, Love, Marriage, Neapolitan Novels, post war europe, Series, the Neapolitan novels, translation ·
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Don’t have a grandfather? Go pick one out at your local senior home

Can You Whistle, Johanna? by Ulf Stark

December 20, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Can You Whistle, Johanna? by  Ulf Stark, translated by Julia Marshall and illustrated by Anna Hoglund was not what I expected of this English translation of a Swedish story. I thought at first it was going to be a book about a friend teaching another to friend (a female) to whistle. Or maybe a younger sibling some whistling techniques. Perhaps even, it was going to be some way to show that boys and girls are equal (everyone can whistle). Instead, it is about a young […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health Tagged With: Anna Hoglund, Death, family, friendship, grandfather, grandparent, grief, Julia Marshall, Social Themes, Sweden, translation, Ulf Stark

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:428 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health · Tags: Anna Hoglund, Death, family, friendship, grandfather, grandparent, grief, Julia Marshall, Social Themes, Sweden, translation, Ulf Stark ·
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dreams fill in where memories fail

Space Invaders by Nona Fernández, Natasha Wimmer

June 5, 2021 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

If you too are seeking respite from this surprisingly hot Saturday, I whole-heartedly recommend spending an hour curled up in front of a fan while reading Space Invaders from cover to cover. This is the second fictional account of being a child in Pinochet’s Chile to rise through my TBR pile this year; How to Order the Universe offered one girl’s story, while Space Invaders  trades dreams and memories from a chorus of children who grew up too soon against the terror of the 1980s. Unlike the precocious […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: 21st century history, Chile, dreamlike, fast read, historical fiction, How to Order the Universe, melancholy, military coup, military junta, Natasha Wimmer, nona fernandez, Nona Fernández, Natasha Wimmer, novella, pinochet, political unrest, Quick read, short read, spanish language, translation

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR13 Review No:53 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: 21st century history, Chile, dreamlike, fast read, historical fiction, How to Order the Universe, melancholy, military coup, military junta, Natasha Wimmer, nona fernandez, Nona Fernández, Natasha Wimmer, novella, pinochet, political unrest, Quick read, short read, spanish language, translation ·
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