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Kate’s 2¢: “The Measure: by Nikki Erlick; Julia Whelan
“The Measure: by Nikki Erlick; Julia Whelan
Of course, the question of where the boxes came/come from, is never answered. The choice is whether or not to open your personal box (or your partner’s box) and then, what do you do with the knowledge of when you’re going to die, or do nothing.
A very interesting study of human nature and what people do during their birth date and death date.
I enjoyed this book and, I’ve often said, it’s what you do during that dash between birth and death that is important.
From her web:
My debut novel, The Measure, was an Instant New York Times Bestseller upon publication in June 2022, with translations forthcoming in 20 languages. The Measure was selected as Jenna Bush Hager and The TODAY Show’s #ReadWithJenna Book Club pick as well as the Barnes & Noble Discover Pick.
My work has also appeared online with New York Magazine, Newsweek, The Huffington Post, Literary Hub, Indagare Travel, BookTrib, and Vox Media.
As a travel writer, I explored nearly a dozen countries on assignment—from rural villages in France to the arctic fjords of Norway. As a ghostwriter, I’ve written for CEOs, entrepreneurs, and academics.
I graduated Harvard University summa cum laude and was an editor of The Harvard Crimson. I earned my master’s degree in Global Thought from Columbia University.
From NLS/BARD/LOC:
The measure: a novel DB109475
Erlick, Nikki; Whelan, Julia Reading time: 11 hours, 2 minutes.
Julia Whelan
Friendship Fiction
Science Fiction
Family
Fantasy Fiction
Bestsellers
Psychological Fiction
“Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice. It seems like any other day. You wake up, pour a cup of coffee, and head out. But today, when you open your front door, waiting for you is a small wooden box. This box holds your fate inside: the answer to the exact number of years you will live. From suburban doorsteps to desert tents, every person on every continent receives the same box. In an instant, the world is thrust into a collective frenzy. Where did these boxes come from? What do they mean? Is there truth to what they promise? As society comes together and pulls apart, everyone faces the same shocking choice: Do they wish to know how long they’ll live? And, if so, what will they do with that knowledge? |The Measure| charts the dawn of this new world through an unforgettable cast of characters whose decisions and fates interweave with one another: best friends whose dreams are forever entwined, pen pals finding refuge in the unknown, a couple who thought they didn’t have to rush, a doctor who cannot save himself, and a politician whose box becomes the powder keg that ultimately changes everything.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller.
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Kate’s 2¢: “The Colony” by Audrey Magee
“The Colony” by Audrey Magee
I think Mr. Lloyd is a really crappy piece of mankind. He did a terrible thing to James. Masson isn’t any better with his duplicity and sexual escapades. It’s unfortunate that life on the island is so rough for the three women, but moving to Ireland might be the death of them. They’re better off where they are.
Stephen Hogan did a good job of reading this novel.
Audrey Magee is an Irish novelist and journalist. Her debut novel, The Undertaking, was nominated for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction in 2014. Her novel The Colony was longlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize.
Born in Ireland, Magee studied German and French at University College Dublin and journalism at Dublin City University. For 12 years, she worked as a journalist, writing for publications such as The Times, The Irish Times The Irish Times, The Observer, and The Guardian.[6]
In 2014, Magee published The Undertaking, her debut novel.[4] It was published by Atlantic Books.[7] The novel is set in World War II-era Germany and “tells the story of Peter Faber, a German soldier fighting on the Eastern front, who marries Katharina Spinell, a woman he has never met, in order to escape the horrors of the battlefield for a few days.”[7]
She wrote The Undertaking with the goal of trying to understand “what it was like to have been an ordinary German during the Second World War.”[3] Magee took a “long time” to write the novel, as she “struggled with the novel’s cruelty and indifference.”[3] To cope, she took walks and drank tea.[3] A review of the novel in The New York Times said: “To write a story that doesn’t allow for much sympathy, that keeps readers at a remove from the central characters, is one of the greatest challenges an author can undertake. That Magee succeeds as well as she does is impressive.”[4]
Magee lives in Wicklow with her husband and three daughters.[8]
From NLS/BARD/LOC:
The colony DB109794
Magee, Audrey. Reading time: 8 hours, 13 minutes.
Read by Stephen Hogan.
Historical Fiction
“It is the summer of 1979. An English painter travels to a small island off the west coast of Ireland. Mr. Lloyd takes the last leg by curragh, though boats with engines are available and he doesn’t much like the sea. He wants the authentic experience, to be changed by this place, to let its quiet and light fill him, give him room to create. He doesn’t know that a Frenchman follows close behind. Masson has visited the island for many years, studying their language. He is fiercely protective of their isolation; it is essential to exploring his theories of language preservation and identity. But the people who live on this rock—three miles long and half a mile wide—have their own views on what is being recorded, what is being taken, and what ought to be given in return. Over the summer, each of them—from great-grandmother Bean Uí Fhloinn to widowed Mairéad and fifteen-year-old James, who is determined to avoid the life of a fisherman—will wrestle with their own values and desires. Meanwhile, all over Ireland, violence is erupting. And there is blame enough to go around. An expertly woven portrait of character and place, a stirring investigation into yearning to find one’s own way, and an unflinchingly political critique of the long, seething cost of imperialism, |The Colony| is a novel that transports, that celebrates beauty and connection, and that reckons with the inevitable ruptures of independence.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.
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Kate’s 2¢: Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
“Behind Her Eyes” by Sarah Pinborough
Oh! Dear! Gussie! You’ll have to read this one to “believe it”.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pen name: Sarah Silverwood
Sarah Pinborough is an English author who has written YA and adult thriller, fantasy and cross-genre novels. She has also been a screenwriter in adaptations of her novels for TV as well as in original projects. She has had more than 20 novels published by several companies and in several countries. They have also been translated into a number of languages.
From BookShare:Synopsis
Why is everyone talking about the ending of Sarah Pinborough’s Behind Her Eyes?Louise is a single mom, a secretary, stuck in a modern-day rut. On a rare night out, she meets a man in a bar and sparks fly. Though he leaves after they kiss, she’s thrilled she finally connected with someone.When Louise arrives at work on Monday, she meets her new boss, David. The man from the bar. The very married man from the bar…who says the kiss was a terrible mistake, but who still can’t keep his eyes off Louise.And then Louise bumps into Adele, who’s new to town and in need of a friend. But she also just happens to be married to David. And if you think you know where this story is going, think again, because Behind Her Eyes is like no other book you’ve read before.David and Adele look like the picture-perfect husband and wife. But then why is David so controlling? And why is Adele so scared of him?As Louise is drawn into David and Adele’s orbit, she uncovers more puzzling questions than answers. The only thing that is crystal clear is that something in this marriage is very, very wrong. But Louise can’t guess how wrong—and how far a person might go to protect their marriage’s secrets.In Behind Her Eyes, Sarah Pinborough has written a novel that takes the modern day love triangle and not only turns it on its head, but completely reinvents it in a way that will leave readers reeling.
Copyright:
2017