Great review and I loved Prue Leith as your final GIF. This sounds way too dense for my currently overheated brain, so I’ll pass. I need to read lighter fare until the summer. Hi to Donna!
I’m so very into speculative fiction in this vein, so this sounds super interesting. Excited for Solvej and where that little Sci fi adventure takes us
This novel sounds so cool - absolutely want to read it. I LOVE that you read it in tandem with your holiday, it makes the reading experience so much more special! If only we could all the time travel to the places the books we read are set... would be incredible.
I agree Martha! It's a rare thing indeed to see a place so vividly rendered in a book while being there. Many books are set in New York, for example, but often I find it feels like a backdrop rather than a real place. Once in a while, though, an author will capture the feel of the asphalt, the congestion of the streets, the loneliness of the bars, and it's great. That's what happened here for Belize, I think.
Sounds like such an interesting book (you had me at JC Superstar movie fans, lol). I'm really excited to hear your thoughts on Solvej Balle. I just finished book 1 and am waiting for a copy of book 2 from the library.
Thanks, Maren! That movie is so great, and it's always wonderful to encounter another fan. I'm excited to dive in to Balle. I've heard good and also daunting things.
I immediately am adding this to my TBR. This does remind me of You Dreamed of Empires by Alvaro Enrigue. It is about the day Cortes enters Tenochtitlan. I have never been to Mexico City and don't much about Mexican history and I found it totally gripping.
I am not going to call it lighthearted, but its definitely shorter and while dealing with colonialism etc I found it SUPER readable so would recommend it. It's definitely one of my favorite more recent reads.
Great review and I loved Prue Leith as your final GIF. This sounds way too dense for my currently overheated brain, so I’ll pass. I need to read lighter fare until the summer. Hi to Donna!
Thanks, Kate! Hope all is well with you!
I’m so very into speculative fiction in this vein, so this sounds super interesting. Excited for Solvej and where that little Sci fi adventure takes us
I'm excited for our Solvej adventure, my friend! Let's goooo!
I don’t think I’d be into this book, but the review is solid gold.
Thanks, Amy!
Loved that you guys went to the actual locations in the book!
Thanks, Jam! It was a really unique experience!
This novel sounds so cool - absolutely want to read it. I LOVE that you read it in tandem with your holiday, it makes the reading experience so much more special! If only we could all the time travel to the places the books we read are set... would be incredible.
I agree Martha! It's a rare thing indeed to see a place so vividly rendered in a book while being there. Many books are set in New York, for example, but often I find it feels like a backdrop rather than a real place. Once in a while, though, an author will capture the feel of the asphalt, the congestion of the streets, the loneliness of the bars, and it's great. That's what happened here for Belize, I think.
Sounds like such an interesting book (you had me at JC Superstar movie fans, lol). I'm really excited to hear your thoughts on Solvej Balle. I just finished book 1 and am waiting for a copy of book 2 from the library.
Thanks, Maren! That movie is so great, and it's always wonderful to encounter another fan. I'm excited to dive in to Balle. I've heard good and also daunting things.
I immediately am adding this to my TBR. This does remind me of You Dreamed of Empires by Alvaro Enrigue. It is about the day Cortes enters Tenochtitlan. I have never been to Mexico City and don't much about Mexican history and I found it totally gripping.
I am not going to call it lighthearted, but its definitely shorter and while dealing with colonialism etc I found it SUPER readable so would recommend it. It's definitely one of my favorite more recent reads.
Thanks! I will definitely check that out. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy The Actual Star!