A slow reading month. I moved to another city in February. Still unpacking!
1. Cathedral
— Raymond Carver
My new favorite collection of Carver short stories. Brilliant and my book of the month.
2. A Month In the Country
— J. L. Carr
Loved this bucolic and sentimental slow burn of a tale of missed opportunities.
3. Tales From the Cafe
— Toshikazu Kawaguchi
The second in five installments of this simple story of time travel and what-ifs.
4. People From My Neighborhood
— Hiromi Kawakami
A collection of very short stories. A bit of a mixed bag, and nothing particularly memorable. I much prefer The Ten Loves of Mr Nishino that I read in August.
5. White Holes
— Carlo Rovelli
Great science writing about black holes that ‘rebound’ into theoretical white holes.
6. Buddha
— Karen Armstrong
I now know a little more about the Buddha — and Buddhas.
7. Time Shelter
— Georgi Gospdinov
Loved the concept and the first 100-or-so pages, but the latter two-thirds rather bored me. Would have made a better novella without all the unnecessary tangents.
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