A Jean Rhys month.
1. The Post-Office Girl
— Stefan Zweig
Loved every page of this. Couldn’t put it down. Zweig at his best. My book of the month.
2. Wide Sargasso Sea
— Jean Rhys
Great storytelling. Part one is narrated by Antoinette, and is by far the best part of the novel.
3. Good Morning, Midnight
— Jean Rhys
My new favorite Jean Rhys novel, edging out Wide Sargasso Sea by a whisker. I would happily have followed the protagonist Sasha for another 1,000 pages.
4. Ten Birds that Changed the World
— Stephen Moss
My only non-fiction read this month. Great read. And I now know a little more about birds. Love the cover too.
5. Flight Without End
— Joseph Roth
An epic take in just 144 pages. I’m a huge Joseph Roth fan, and this one feels his most personal.
6. The Collected Short Stories
— Jean Rhys
What can I say. I’m enjoying Jean Rhys. Although I wouldn’t recommend this for those new to Rhys.
7. The Factory
— Hiroko Oyamada
Liked the setup. Great story idea and good writing, but it just failed to pay off.
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