Michael Kitto Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Michael Kitto

Introduce yourself with 7 books Frankenstein - Mary Shelley Things We Lost in the Fire - Mariana Enríquez Crime & Punishment - Dostoevsky 7th Function of Language - Laurent Binet Master & Margarita - Mikhail Bulgakov Elena Knows - Claudia Piñeiro Swimming Home - Deborah Levy https://t.co/CbdVMGaJr0

Michael Kitto

Book 61 of 2022: Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley. While the writing of this book wasn’t the greatest, I think it was a fascinating and hard hitting piece of text. Written as a reaction to a news story of police brutality, Leila Mottley was only seventeen when she wrote this. https://t.co/axCkuwfa3O

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Book 5 of 2023: Jawbone by Mónica Ojeda (translated by Sarah Booker) This was a fascinating read, my head is spinning from the impact. I like when horror is used to explore real life. In this it is used to look at adolescence and puberty. The unexpected and uncontrollable. https://t.co/B28pTFzFyn

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Book 54 of 2022: Stoner by John Williams, for a book about a mediocre man doing mediocre things, this was actually a pleasure to read. There is something about reading about a middle aged man obsessed with literature that appeals to my taste. https://t.co/hE9u7LgOco

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Book 14 of 2023: Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov (translated by Angela Rodel) I really enjoy this exploration into both memory and Bulgarian history. There is something about this writing style that really appealed to me, it has that old pulp style; it was such a joy to read! https://t.co/5OLtB5qpj9

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Book 60 of 2022: Limberlost by Robbie Arnott. Not really to my taste, it felt very much like a Tim Winston book set in Tasmania, featuring a quoll, which if you like that thing, just not for me. Read this as for book club, luckily it was short. https://t.co/NVN6kBEZ2D

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Book 17 of 2023: Furies: The Virago Book of Wild Women. This is an interesting anthology and some of the author’s stories really made me want to read more from them. I want to check out C.N. Lester, Caroline O’Donoghue & Helen Oyeyemi, plus read more from Kamila Shamsie. https://t.co/80C11S9t0I

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Book 9 of 2023: Cockroaches by Scholastique Mukasonga (translated by Jordan Stump) This hits so hard, I’m still trying to process it all. Mukasonga writes a beautifully haunting memoir of love and grief in the midst of the Rwandan genocide. It’s brutal but well worth reading. https://t.co/ldtxJDeCsG

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Book 18 of 2023: Boulder by Eva Baltasar (translated by Julia Sanches) While I enjoyed this, I think I wanted more from it. It’s strange, a little disturbing and an interesting exploration into a relationship. I just felt like it was a little flat https://t.co/bz0bWQbIHI

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Book 1 of 2023: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka. These books really aren’t my thing, I am not into fantasy and magical realism. Which is a shame, I think many cultures use magical realism in their story telling. https://t.co/DligKflZLa