"I finally got round to Thoreau's Journal. It is determinedly down-to-earth and soaring, lyrical and belligerent, humane and cantankerous. Walt Whitman thought Thoreau suffered from a very aggravated case of superciliousness, but as Walt also said (of himself) the Journal of this brooding, solitary figure is great; it contains multitudes. I've also been reading Xiaolou Guo's My Battle of Hastings. Having moved to Britain and switched to writing in English, the Chinese writer and film-maker"
"I absolutely devoured Lily King's new novel Heart the Lover. It's a classic girl-meets-boy love story but feels totally fresh and the story is told in an engrossing way. It is smart, romantic and literary three things that are hard to do well at the same time, but King totally succeeds and this is up there with my top reads of the year."
"Very funny, as she always is, but also a serious look at Britain and Brexit. It might even be a study of how the historical roots of that decision extend back to 1066. And Meghan Daum's The Catastrophe Hour: all credit to UK-based Notting Hill Editions for publishing this latest instalment of pieces by one of American's finest, wittiest and most scathing essayists. Homework by Geoff Dyer is published by Canongate (20). To support the Guardian, order your copy at guardianbookshop.com. Delivery charges may apply."
Thoreau's Journal blends down-to-earth observation with soaring lyrical passages and a cantankerous, humane voice. Walt Whitman noted Thoreau's superciliousness yet praised the journal's multitudes. Xiaolu Guo's My Battle of Hastings follows a Chinese writer who moved to Britain, switched to English, and impulsively bought a flat by the sea in Hastings; the book is both very funny and a serious look at Britain and Brexit, even tracing roots back to 1066. Meghan Daum's The Catastrophe Hour appears as a sharp, scathing collection of essays from a witty American voice. Geoff Dyer's Homework is published by Canongate. A Guardian reader praises Lily King's Heart the Lover and recommends Daisy Alpert Florin's My Last Innocent Year and Jeffrey Eugenides' The Marriage Plot as strong campus-set, romance-centered reads.
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