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SUDDEN TRAVELER by SARAH HALL “We are, all of us, sudden travelers in the world, blind, passing each other, reaching out, missing, sometimes taking hold.” Reviewing a collection of short stories isn’t an easy task. With a few exceptions, short story collections tend to feel like they need to be read over a longer time than it takes to read a book. For example, read one story, take a break and go read something else. Then come back to another story after that breather. And in a collection such as this slim volume by Sarah Hall, a lot of breaks are needed, as the stories take on such varied settings, some weird and otherworldly and a bit experimental, some more rooted in the every day. Is that why the title is such? That as we read the stories, we are, too, “sudden travelers”, having to switch our perspectives completely? For these stories are set in Turkish forests, Cumbrian villages, some that seem more like dreamscapes with weird transformations. There is no doubt that Hall is a great writer. The stories are full of beautiful writing. For myself, as I am not much of a reader of more experimental turns, I was more drawn to her more ‘real’ stories like Orton and, especially the penultimate story, Sudden Traveler. And her writing pulled me in deep to those stories, tears falling, even, for one of them. So while I stumbled during a couple of stories, unsure of where these pieces were leading me, the end result was worth it . . #suddentraveler #shortstories #sarahhall @tlcbooktours #readersofinstagram #reallifereading📚 #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #bibliophile #bookrecommendations #amreading #booknerd #books #booklover #reallifereading #readthis #readallday

I had a nice wander around the library just before school pickup and it was so pleasant and quiet. Don’t get me wrong, I love seeing kids at the library and I love having my kids there too but sometimes it’s nice to be able to browse the kids’ shelves in peace . . I snagged a nice haul of books from some authors whose books I’ve previously read and loved (Fuminori Nakamura and @ballijaswal ) and also a completely new-to-me author, Ji-Min Lee, who writes in Korean. I read Monica Ali’s Brick Lane years ago but don’t think I’ve read her other books. And as for Edward St Aubyn, I think I’ve been meaning to read his works for so long I sometimes feel like huh maybe I have read something of his? Is it just me who feels like that? . . #edwardstaubyn #jiminlee #womenintranslation #monicaali #literature #readersofinstagram #reallifereading📚 #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #bibliophile #bookrecommendations #amreading #booknerd #books #booklover #reallifereading #readthis #readallday

I made a shiny magikarp hat!! It was a lot harder than I thought especially the tail which didn’t turn out right and I’m not sure if I was counting wrong or the pattern had issues (I had to frog it twice and still it doesn’t seem right). I haven’t put in the barbels and was wondering if I could leave it off as I imagine the 6yo might complain about it hanging about his face. Any Pokémon fans out there? Is it recognizable enough? . And on a more #bookstagram note, I finished this off today while listening to Maggie O’Farrell’s I Am I Am I Am . . If you’re a crafter, what do you like to do while working on your craft? . . #audiocrochet #pokemongo #shinymagikarp #shinymagikarphat #magikarphat #crochetpokemon #readersofinstagram #reallifereading📚 #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #bibliophile #bookrecommendations #amreading #booknerd #books #booklover #reallifereading #readthis #readallday #iamiamiam

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