Tag: Fiction

Three - Valerie Perrin

Three – Valerie Perrin

Three is the second book I’ve read after French author Valerie Perrin’s excellent book Fresh Water for Flowers. It was so good that I had high expectations from…

Ghost Wall - Sarah Moss

Ghost Wall – Sarah Moss

Ghost Wall is the first book that I have read by Sarah Moss, and it will likely be her last. Even though I had heard many great things…

Vladimir - Julia May Jonas

Vladimir – Julia May Jonas

Vladimir is Julia May Jonas’ first book. “When I was a child, I loved old men, and I could tell that they also loved me.” the book begins,…

The Hole - Hiroko Oyamada

The Hole – Hiroko Oyamada

The Hole was the first book I’ve read by Japanese author Hiroko Oyamada, and I think it will be the last. I hadn’t read anything from the Japanese…

Visitation - Jenny Erpenbeck

Visitation – Jenny Erpenbeck

Visitation is the first book by Jenny Erpenbeck I’ve read, and it will likely be her last as well. Despite realizing that I could not get along (with…

The House of Sleep - Jonathan Coe

The House of Sleep – Jonathan Coe

The House of Sleep is one of Jonathan Coe’s rather strange novels written in 1997. As a person who ponders a lot about sleep, the book’s subject caught…