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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve just started Margo’s Got Money Troubles (reading before watching), about an intelligent yet naive 20yo single mom who starts an Only Fans to make ends meet (aided by her former pro-wrestler dad, newly back in her life). Enjoying it so far, and am curious to see how the narrative structure develops.

On the other end of the spectrum, I also just started listening to Raising Hare (memoir about a woman’s attachment to a leveret, recommended here several times). Also enjoying it—lovely writing that matches the environment (so far).

I just finished Vigil; it’s about an oil man who, on his death bed, is completely unrepentant about his role in climate change—beings from the after life try to convince him he should atone. It was fine (continued to be heavy-handed), might be a good book club read for adventurous readers or Saunders fans, but wouldn’t actively recommend.[/quote]

Finished Margo—really enjoyed it for a lighter read, with compelling characters, plot, and interesting take on narrative structure.

I also read Yann Martel’s Son of Nobody, about a newly found companion to Homer’s the Iliad, but from the commoner’s view (vs the elites). It is heavily influenced by Pale Fire, with key action happening in the footnotes. It was good (Martel has several excellent lines, especially early on), but not as good as Pale Fire.

I finally finished the Marriage Portrait, historical fiction about a young Medici daughter who marries into a precariously held dukedom. Great descriptions of the Florentine court, though I stalled out a bit when she was in Ferrara; it was worth picking back up.

Just starting “This is Where the Serpent Lives,” featuring several linked stories set in Pakistan starting in the 1950s. I’m only a few pages in, and like the writing so far.[/quote]

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