Sample Saturday is when I wade through the eleventy billion samples I have downloaded on my Kindle. I’m slowly chipping away and deciding whether it’s buy or bye.
The End of the World is a Cul de Sac by Louise Kennedy
Why I have it:Because I loved Trespasses.
Summary: Sarah, abandoned by her partner, sits alone in their brand new house. Orla, facing the strange revenge of her husband, is forced to judge a contest in the local fête. Peter raises his daughter in rural seclusion, at what might as well be the end of the world.
I’m thinking: Yes.
Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
Why I have it: Not sure.
Summary: The story of Ruth and her younger sister, Lucille, who grow up haphazardly, first under the care of their competent grandmother, then of two comically bumbling great-aunts, and finally of Sylvie, their eccentric and remote aunt.
I’m thinking: Maybe.
Swallowing Geography by Deborah Levy
Why I have it: Enjoyed Levy in the past.
Summary: Interrogates the yearning of discontented children, imagined homes, strangers and histories, as the century draws to an end.
I’m thinking: Yes.
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I’m thinking exactly the same.
I reviewed Housekeeping a while back, and there’s a link from there to where Emma from Book Around the Corner reviewed it too. There are some spoilers in mine, but I’ve clearly signalled where they start so you can avoid them if you like.
https://anzlitlovers.com/2017/04/14/housekeeping-1980-by-marilynne-robinson/
I have generally been good at waiting until the end of the year to pick from my ‘yes’ samples but this year I seem to lack control, and I’m seeking them out as soon as possible – not doing much to help tackle the stacks of books I already own!
O, live dangerously, it’s so much fun!
Pleased to see The End of the World… gets a yes. I loved it!
Two ‘yeses’ for The End of the World – have put in a reservation at my library.
I thought The End of the World was amazing. Much stronger than Trespasses in my opinion. I red Housekeeping a few years back and loved it, the writing is beautiful.
If stronger than Trespasses, it must be fab! Have placed a reservation at my library 🙂
Housekeeping is great, but it’s a slow book. it might need some time to develop, maybe the sample size was not representative. I hope you still give it a chance!
It’s the kind of book I imagine I’ll come across at a second-hand book sale – if I do, I’ll snap it up!