Reading Wrap Up / May 2025

Описание: I read some really excellent books in May as well as some I felt more mixed about. Click ‘Show More’ for info.

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International Booker 2025 ceremony vlog:    • International Booker Prize 2025 Winner Rea...  

Ireland Vlog and Dublin Literary Award ceremony:    • Dublin Literary Award 2025 Winner Reaction...  


Books discussed and my full reviews of some of these books:

The Adversary by Michael Crummey
   • The Adversary by Michael Crummey / review  

Show Me Where It Hurts by Clare Gleeson
   • Show Me Where It Hurts by Claire Gleeson /...  

Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis

Agent Zo by Claire Mulley

Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton

Nova Scotia House by Charlie Porter

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
   • The Time Machine by H.G. Wells / review  

The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald
   • The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald  

On the Calculation of Volume I by Solvej Balle (translated by Barbara J Haveland)
   • On the Calculation of Volume I by Solvej B...  

Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico (translated by Sophie Hughes)
   • Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico (translat...  

Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix (translated by Helen Stevenson)
   • Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix (translate...  

Flesh by David Szalay
   • Flesh by David Szalay / review  

Stag Dance by Torrey Peters
   • Stag Dance by Torrey Peters / review  


Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:39 Book Prizes
2:01 The Adversary
3:11 Show Me Where It Hurts
4:22 Torrey Peters event
5:13 Fundamentally
10:11 Agent Zo
13:23 Raising Hare
16:56 Nova Scotia House
21:58 The Time Machine
23:50 The Great Gatsby
26:01 On the Calculation of Volume
27:37 Perfection
29:15 Small Boat
31:20 Flesh
33:26 Conclusion

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