In the Café of Lost Youth started out as pure Paris nostalgia. If I had read it as a teenager, it would have become one of my favorite books without a doubt. But the ending left me a little disappointed. It felt a bit predictable, strangely, though it's meant to read as something like a twist, I'm sure. Immediately after I finished it I felt very annoyed and disappointed in the ending, though now that I've had a few days, I'm not feeling quite as resentful. It's probably worth a reread, it's incredibly short, and could easily be read in an afternoon if you had the time. Ideally with a cup of strong coffee, or a cassis.

My Life as a Godard Movie by Joanna Walsh

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4.0

Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This was a birthday gift from Seb and Bella (who has yet to steer me wrong) and it is absolutely a book to read in one sitting if you can. It’s described as a ghost story and while it is unsettling, it feels simplistic to describe it that way. “Fever Dream” is the most accurate description I can think of, conveniently. I wanted to reread it the moment I’d finished it so I could try to better put together the fragments of the narrative. Truly an incredible read, halting and hazy but pulling you along the whole time.

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