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Reading Wednesday

Finished reading: Police by Jo Nesbø. While I normally like this author's work, this one was a total dud for me. I had a really hard time getting into it; reading it took FOREVER. I just had a hell of a time pressing myself to finish it. And there were a lot of things that bugged me about it, which I'll talk about under the cut, because it's still a relatively new(ish) book.

( A few things about 'Police' )

Currently reading: Beauty is a Wound by Eka Kurniawan. It's an Indonesian historical/magical realism novel. And it is Good. Or at least, I'm enjoying it so far - honestly, I've been practically devouring it whenever I've had the chance to sit down with it. It had me from the first line: One afternoon on a weekend in March, Dewi Ayu rose from her grave after being dead for twenty-one years.

Magical realism is a genre that I've only had a taste of, and so far I enjoy it. The setting is also pretty interesting, since that's new to me as well - I've read very little SEA literature/history, unfortunately (really should change that). Anyway, it's fascinating - there is a touch of humour to go along with the strange and horrible things that have happened so far, and that, I think, is what makes me enjoy it so much, whereas in a novel with a different tone, I might find it too depressing.

Reading next: The Man Who Spoke Snakish by Anders Kivirähk is the other book that I took out from the library, so I'll tackle that next. It's an Estonian novel about a boy who can talk to animals and... I don't know anything about it beyond that. But I'm looking forward to it.