What I’ve read this week THE EXTINCTION OF IRENA REY by Jennifer Croft The Maris Review by Maris Kreizman is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I’m fairly certain I will never read another work in translation without thinking about this strange and wonderful novel about a team of translators who gather in Poland to work on their beloved author’s newest novel (Jenny is the English translator for Olga Tokarczuk’s work). Disorienting in the best way, EXTINCTION has one of those unreliable narrators (or translators or whoever it is who’s telling this story!) who is slowly and then very quickly losing it, and mayhem ensues. If that isn’t enough, the fungi of
HA omg maris
as an author and an extrovert, i would LOVE to have lunch with a bunch of book reviewers! because we are all lovers of books, of course. 😍
an honor just to be spotted
Please enjoy the lunches, on behalf of those that don't get them! My God, those OJ books.
As a former bookseller, I miss publishing lunches/dinners. As a current author, MAN I wish I could mingle with folks more often!!
Also, yay for more Maris! 💕
Finished Judi Dench’s book last week - a fun look into how she thinks of Shakespeare and acting
The Extinction of Irina Rey & Reboot are both SO GOOD! Thanks for the other recommendations, added to the ever-growing TBR list!
I LOVE this. Especially as someone who sat next to you at one of those lunches. The wine was really good though!
Excited to see you here! My hold of THE EXTINCTION OF IRENA REY just came in and I'm excited to pick it up.
So much for me to read! I love your recommendations.
This feels like a safe space to share that I am overwhelmed by how many excellent books are being published on May 14, specifically.
Okay, so Reboot sounds great? Will be requesting from work. Thanks, Maris!