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I'm started readings some Chekhov's short-stories. First one was “The Kiss”.
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Finished La Place by Annie Ernaux (excellent), All the Names by José Saramago (superb), Zone of Intrest by Amis (didn't even know they made a movie about it, that's why it was pushed to the front of library display, and I wanted to check out another Amis' work after Dead Babies (mid)), currently reading Open Secrets by Munro. Good writing, meh stories (so far).
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I'm curious about her works. Have you read other books by Ernaux?
“The Zone of Interest” is very good btw.
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Yes, it is. I didn't want to confused people putting my so eloquent verdict next to Dead Babies' mid. Interesting that they have the same structure, maybe it's how Amis wrote (too early to tell), a chapter-for-character. Gives lots of space for development and reader's understanding.
No, this is the first one. I think all she wrote was in autobiographical mode and this is probably first autobiographical writing I ever finished. La Place resonated with me so much I understood what people mean when they say "literally me". She has a perfect serious to funny ratio, feel honest and interesting. Will I pick up something else? Probably. Will it hit as hard as Le Palce? Probably not.
But try it, from what I saw most of her works are rather short.
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