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Club"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Suicide Club by Rachel Heng: Review"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-oNcXX-5Fv9I\/W0OhcKMiQMI\/AAAAAAAACsg\/INW8IMgxzYU7BHCZoPobta5oQrAIjhJJwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Suicide%2BClub%2Bby%2BRachel%2BHeng.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Suicide Club by Rachel Heng\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"499\" data-original-width=\"311\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-oNcXX-5Fv9I\/W0OhcKMiQMI\/AAAAAAAACsg\/INW8IMgxzYU7BHCZoPobta5oQrAIjhJJwCLcBGAs\/s320\/Suicide%2BClub%2Bby%2BRachel%2BHeng.jpg\" title=\"Suicide Club by Rachel Heng\" width=\"199\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESuicide Club by Rachel Heng\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EToday on The Tattooed Book I review sci-fi novel \u003Ci\u003ESuicide Club\u003C\/i\u003E, the debut from author Rachel Heng.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EIn a future where your class, prospects and life expectancy are all known from birth, a group of people are turning their back on extending their natural lives. Instead of taking advantage of the technology that offers them a lifespan of over a hundred years, these people are seizing control of their lives the only way they know how - by ending them.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELea was content with her life, with a high-powered job, a younger man on her arm and a future as a 'lifer.' She had more than most could dream of. Lifers are the privileged ones, the upper class who are allowed access to the body upgrades and modifications that will keep them alive for hundreds of years.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EEverything changes for Lea when she sees her father on a crowded street. Not unusual for many but Lea's father left her and her mother decades earlier, hiding from the consequences of a violent crime. She goes against her instincts and calls out, following after him, straight into oncoming traffic. This small act of carelessness gets her noticed, and before she knows it she is being questioned as if she was attempting suicide.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EIn a future where living as long as possible is seen as the only sane option, suicide is an act of defiance. Lea is questioned and assessed for mental stability. She is suspected of being a member of the terrorist group The Suicide Club, a collective who indulge in unhealthy foods, music, orgies and even film their members commit suicide. She needs to prove herself fit and worthy of the treatments that will allow her to continue as a lifer.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EWhen she sees her father again and comes to understand why he has returned to the city, the realisation forces her to look back on his departure and why he found it so necessary to leave in the first place. Scared of losing him again, she follows him into the heart of The Suicide Club.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EIt barely took me a handful of pages to fall in love with\u003Ci\u003E Suicide Club\u003C\/i\u003E. Why? Because Rachel Heng has managed to create a world I want to know everything about. It's disturbingly dark with its clinical, utilitarian governance yet so easy to imagine that it draws you in completely. It's refreshing to read a novel picturing the 'perfect' society gone too far. We're all too used to filthy streets, toxic rain and prostitutes on every corner in sci-fi but this angle opens up the genre into something I found really exciting.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ELea is the perfect conduit from the overly health-conscious society to the\u0026nbsp;underground world of The Suicide Club. She's followed the herd in her role as a lifer but she's smart and curious enough to wonder why and how people can live any differently. Her father broadened her horizons as a child and he does the same when she's an adult.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESuicide Club\u003C\/i\u003E is an incredible novel that's so packed with great ideas and is so much fun to read that I can easily see being a bestseller 2018. Being based in such a fascinating setting I would also be incredibly surprised if it isn't picked up for a film or tv adaptation (get in there Netflix!). Grab your copy now because it's fun, fast and leaves you thinking. I'm keeping my fingers crossed tightly that there is more to come from the world Rachel Heng has created because I couldn't get enough of it.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lithub.com\/suicide-club\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ERead an excerpt from \u003Ci\u003ESuicide Club\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E or learn more about the inspiration behind\u003Ci\u003E \u003C\/i\u003Eit in the video below:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"YOUTUBE-iframe-video\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/CUh6KtCnaDA\/0.jpg\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CUh6KtCnaDA?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"600\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822\u0026amp;OneJS=1\u0026amp;Operation=GetAdHtml\u0026amp;MarketPlace=GB\u0026amp;source=ss\u0026amp;ref=as_ss_li_til\u0026amp;ad_type=product_link\u0026amp;tracking_id=thetatboo-21\u0026amp;marketplace=amazon\u0026amp;region=GB\u0026amp;placement=1473672902\u0026amp;asins=1473672902\u0026amp;linkId=5d2f6a0d710227d6dbf44e9f1a3a1dee\u0026amp;show_border=true\u0026amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" style=\"height: 240px; width: 120px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6028579725638946054\/posts\/default\/7928093479080327820"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6028579725638946054\/posts\/default\/7928093479080327820"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/thetattooedbook.blogspot.com\/2018\/03\/suicide-club-by-rachel-heng.html","title":"Suicide Club by Rachel Heng: Review"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Tattooed Book"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02674659556818260759"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"28","height":"32","src":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-DVikA68D6w0\/VKGu8t9ocOI\/AAAAAAAAAR4\/PncsRiMRVy0\/s113\/*"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-oNcXX-5Fv9I\/W0OhcKMiQMI\/AAAAAAAACsg\/INW8IMgxzYU7BHCZoPobta5oQrAIjhJJwCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Suicide%2BClub%2Bby%2BRachel%2BHeng.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028579725638946054.post-6784303975138856704"},"published":{"$t":"2018-06-19T22:05:00.000+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-06-19T22:08:33.743+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"book review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cross Her Heart"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sarah Pinborough"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cross Her Heart by Sarah Pinborough: Review"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-SsiRjHr82eU\/WylkzEphyFI\/AAAAAAAACpo\/XromAhESWHY7ueuBNlWB7H4bc_OOuwVXQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Cross%2BHer%2BHeart%2Bby%2BSarah%2BPinborough.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Cross Her Heart by Sarah Pinborough\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"475\" data-original-width=\"309\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-SsiRjHr82eU\/WylkzEphyFI\/AAAAAAAACpo\/XromAhESWHY7ueuBNlWB7H4bc_OOuwVXQCLcBGAs\/s320\/Cross%2BHer%2BHeart%2Bby%2BSarah%2BPinborough.jpg\" title=\"Cross Her Heart by Sarah Pinborough\" width=\"208\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ECross Her Heart by Sarah Pinborough: Review\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EEveryone has their secrets.\u003Cbr \/\u003ENatasha hides the bruises from her best friend Lisa.\u003Cbr \/\u003ELisa’s daughter, Ava, hides the man she’s been talking to online.\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd Lisa, she hides the biggest secret of them all.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELisa leads a quiet life, deliberately so. She doesn’t use social media and has been happily toiling away in the same job for years, between her daughter, Ava, and her best friend, Natasha, she has all she needs. But as Ava starts to spread her wings and spend more time with her friends, Lisa starts to see and hear things that remind her of a life she thought she’d left behind. That song on the radio, the toy left abandoned on her street and the missing photo from her house, they could all be coincidences.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhile relaxing with friends at the village festival, Ava hears yelling and sees a small boy has fallen into the river. Others are helping but she’s on the swim team and she knows the currents will be strong so she dives in to save the flailing child. Both back on dry land, Lisa hears the commotion and rushes to make sure her daughter is ok. The local press catches a photograph of them together, the local hero and her mother. For the first time in years, Lisa’s photo is in the public eye…anyone might see it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESarah Pinborough has written over twenty novels from modern re-telling of fairy tales and Victorian crime to her current genre of psychological thrillers (and I say ‘current’ because this lady seems capable of turning her hand to any genre she fancies). This on its own is mind-blowing but the fact that her skill for crafting the unexpected never wavers is astonishing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn \u003Ci\u003ECross Her Heart\u003C\/i\u003E Sarah Pinborough sets the scene for a good, standard thriller. You see where it’s all heading and look forward to the journey; the online threat, an abusive husband and the horrific memories of losing a child. She sprinkles Lisa, the main protagonist, in self-doubt. She sees warning signs hinting at her past all around her, Pinborough ramps up the tension but makes you think Lisa is another unreliable, jumpy female narrator (joining the likes of Rachel from \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thetattooedbook.com\/2014\/11\/the-girl-on-train-by-paula-hawkins.html\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe Girl on the Train\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E). Then, approximately 100 pages in, she tears the rug from under you. \u003Ci\u003ECross Her Heart\u003C\/i\u003E is not what you expect.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn a recent article with the \u003Ci\u003EGuardian\u003C\/i\u003E, Sarah Pinborough said “You can never cheat the reader…You always have to put the clues in there, you want people to get to the end and say, ‘I should have got that’, but for them to feel satisfied that they didn’t. I like the idea of books being sleight of hand. Those are the sort of books I like reading myself.” This quote sums up everything she’s achieved with \u003Ci\u003ECross Her Heart\u003C\/i\u003E perfectly.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ECross Her Heart\u003C\/i\u003E is a novel of female friendships, unexpected twists, revenge and innocence lost. It’s also a stunning page-turner, as soon as the first twist is revealed you won’t want to put it down. Sarah Pinborough’s previous novel, the \u003Ci\u003ESunday Times\u003C\/i\u003E #1 bestseller and \u003Ci\u003ERichard \u0026amp; Judy Book Club\u003C\/i\u003E pick \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thetattooedbook.com\/2017\/02\/blog-tour-behind-her-eyes-by-sarah.html\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EBehind Her Eyes\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, stunned readers with an incredible reveal (see people’s minds being blown under the hashtag #wtfthatending) but I think \u003Ci\u003ECross Her Heart\u003C\/i\u003E has just pipped it to the post as my favourite Sarah Pinborough thriller so far.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere’s a wealth of psychological thrillers on the market at the moment but \u003Ci\u003ECross Her Heart\u003C\/i\u003E is a novel to stand out from the rest. Fast-paced, filled with well-rounded characters and a thrill-ride from start to finish, Sarah Pinborough has done it again.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI was also excited to read that the television rights to \u003Ci\u003ECross Her Heart\u003C\/i\u003E have already been bought by the British production company \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.world-productions.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWorld Productions\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, who are behind incredible series such as \u003Ci\u003ELine of Duty\u003C\/i\u003E and \u003Ci\u003ESave Me\u003C\/i\u003E. Sarah Pinborough’s earlier novels, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thetattooedbook.com\/2017\/02\/blog-tour-behind-her-eyes-by-sarah.html\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EBehind Her Eyes\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thetattooedbook.com\/2016\/03\/13-minutes-by-sarah-pinborough.html\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E13 Minutes\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E are also currently in production. With that and another book currently in the works (as mentioned on her \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahPinborough\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E), it’s great to know there’s lots more to come from Sarah Pinborough because I’ll be watching and reading it all.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECheck out my reviews of other books by Sarah Pinborough:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thetattooedbook.com\/2015\/02\/the-death-house-by-sarah-pinborough.html\"\u003EThe Death House\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thetattooedbook.com\/2017\/02\/blog-tour-behind-her-eyes-by-sarah.html\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EBehind Her Eyes\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thetattooedbook.com\/2016\/03\/13-minutes-by-sarah-pinborough.html\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E13 Minutes\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thetattooedbook.com\/2014\/02\/the-language-of-dying-by-sarah.html\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe Language of Dying\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6028579725638946054\/posts\/default\/6784303975138856704"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6028579725638946054\/posts\/default\/6784303975138856704"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/thetattooedbook.blogspot.com\/2018\/06\/cross-her-heart-sarah-pinborough.html","title":"Cross Her Heart by Sarah Pinborough: Review"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Tattooed Book"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02674659556818260759"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"28","height":"32","src":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-DVikA68D6w0\/VKGu8t9ocOI\/AAAAAAAAAR4\/PncsRiMRVy0\/s113\/*"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-SsiRjHr82eU\/WylkzEphyFI\/AAAAAAAACpo\/XromAhESWHY7ueuBNlWB7H4bc_OOuwVXQCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Cross%2BHer%2BHeart%2Bby%2BSarah%2BPinborough.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028579725638946054.post-5868881762080149565"},"published":{"$t":"2018-05-29T22:47:00.001+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-06-10T10:59:48.791+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"book review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Home Fire"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Kamila Shamsie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Women's Prize for Fiction 2018"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie: Review"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Jg5A5UOWQgU\/Wv9aEvwHvwI\/AAAAAAAACi0\/anEKtJhFm5oV0tpVbYCO0Sau04B_6mxCwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Home%2BFire%2Bby%2BKamila%2BShamsie.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1040\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Jg5A5UOWQgU\/Wv9aEvwHvwI\/AAAAAAAACi0\/anEKtJhFm5oV0tpVbYCO0Sau04B_6mxCwCLcBGAs\/s320\/Home%2BFire%2Bby%2BKamila%2BShamsie.jpg\" title=\"Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie\" width=\"207\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWinner of the Women's Prize for Fiction 2018 \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHome Fire by Kamila Shamsie\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"yiv1578945923MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EUpdated\u0026nbsp; 06\/06\/2018: Congratulations to Kamila Shamsie who has been announced the winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction 2018 with her novel, \u003Ci\u003EHome Fire\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EChair of Judges Sarah Sands said of the judging process: 'In the end we chose the book which we felt spoke for our times. \u003Cem\u003EHome Fire\u003C\/em\u003E is about identity, conflicting loyalties, love and politics. And it sustains mastery of its themes and its form. It is a remarkable book which we passionately recommend.'\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou'll find my review of \u003Ci\u003EHome Fire\u003C\/i\u003E (written before the winner of the award was announced) below. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EToday on The Tattooed Book I review the second novel on my Women’s Book Prize reading list, \u003Ci\u003EHome Fire\u003C\/i\u003E by Kamila Shamsie.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"yiv1578945923MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"yiv1578945923MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EAneeka is forced into parenthood early when he mother passes away at work and her absent jihadist dies while being transferred to Guantanamo Bay. Struggling with her own grief, she's suddenly left in her Wembley home with her younger twin siblings to care for.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"yiv1578945923MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"yiv1578945923MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EYears after her parent's death, we meet Aneeka as she studies in America. Amazed that she is granted a visa and happy at being able to continue an education that was put on hold after her mother’s death, she throws herself into life in the USA. Over lunch at work, she’s excited to hear another British Asian voice but her happiness is short-lived as she soon discovers the man behind the accent is the son of a family enemy. Her community had watched the man's father rise through political ranks and were ashamed to see him brush away his Muslim heritage for the sake of popularity. At first, she’s cold with the son, Eamonn, but against her will she warms to him and when he returns back to London he offers to take a package home for her.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"yiv1578945923MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"yiv1578945923MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThere he meets Isma, Aneeka’s younger sister and the beauty of the family. Modern, feisty and assertive, she does what Aneeka hadn’t and takes him to bed. Only much later, after she has a key to his flat and his father is announced British home secretary, does she share the truth about her own father and their family connection. But the biggest secret is about her twin brother, Parvaiz, who left their London home to join the media unit of Isis. Can the daughter of a jihadist really love a politician’s son? Or is she using him for something more sinister? One thing is for sure, the tabloids are going to make their own judgements.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"yiv1578945923MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"yiv1578945923MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EHome\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Ci\u003EFire\u003C\/i\u003E is an incredible novel of uncomfortable truths, the first few pages open with Aneeka’s experience of manoeuvring through customs at Heathrow airport while heading to the USA. She is well aware she has been watched by MI5 for years and as her luggage is rifled through and a customs official implies some of her items are stolen, she is asked to prove her Britishness by answering questions about The Queen and homosexuality. She’s eventually cleared through customs but only after her flight has already left. Instead of raging against the injustice, she does what she can and gets on with her new life. This opening scene perfectly encapsulates the careful, watched life that Aneeka has had to lead and the situations that British Muslims are facing every day.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"yiv1578945923MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"yiv1578945923MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EFor passionate, character-driven fiction you’ll struggle to find better than \u003Ci\u003EHome Fire\u003C\/i\u003E. Aneeka is calm, practical, grounded and intelligent; Isma is just as intelligent but fiery, passionate and unpredictable, while their brother Parvaiz is quieter, a music maker without a real sense of direction. This and the loss of his father is what the recruiting agents for Isis take full advantage of. They lure him with friendship and details of the father he never really knew, then expose him to the torture his father received. Instead of running, he stays to learn more.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"yiv1578945923MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"yiv1578945923MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EAlthough Aneeka is the first character you meet and the mother-figure in this story, it’s the relationship between twins Isma and Parvais that pulls at the heartstrings. Kamila Shamsie captures their closeness and their unique bond with such charm, it’s a joy to read. After losing their parents, they turned to each other and it’s this intense relationship that leads Isma to go to the extremes portrayed in this story.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"yiv1578945923MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EI feel like I could write about how much I loved this book and the relationships between the characters for hours but I’m doing my best to avoid any spoilers. Kamila Shamsie manages to easily create the shades of grey between right and wrong and invites you to watch how relationships are pulled apart while people believe they are doing the right thing. I’ll be careful to tip-toe around the ending, but to put it simply, I didn’t see it coming and it took my breath away. Race, religion, grief and family all collide in this incredible modern retelling of \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antigone_(Sophocles_play)\"\u003ESophocles' Antigone\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you read this blog for book group recommendations then I would definitely flag this title. There is so much to discuss and it’s so beautifully written that it fits that niche perfectly.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis is only the second novel from the Women's Prize shortlist that I have read but it's hard to imagine that any of the four other shortlisted titles are going to be better than \u003Ci\u003EHome Fire\u003C\/i\u003E by Kamila Shamsie. I haven’t read something this passionate and moving in a long time.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Extract-Home-Fire.pdf\"\u003ERead an extract of \u003Ci\u003EHome Fire\u003C\/i\u003E by Kamila Shamsie here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6028579725638946054\/posts\/default\/5868881762080149565"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6028579725638946054\/posts\/default\/5868881762080149565"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/thetattooedbook.blogspot.com\/2018\/05\/home-fire-by-kamila-shamsie.html","title":"Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie: Review"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Tattooed Book"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02674659556818260759"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"28","height":"32","src":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-DVikA68D6w0\/VKGu8t9ocOI\/AAAAAAAAAR4\/PncsRiMRVy0\/s113\/*"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Jg5A5UOWQgU\/Wv9aEvwHvwI\/AAAAAAAACi0\/anEKtJhFm5oV0tpVbYCO0Sau04B_6mxCwCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Home%2BFire%2Bby%2BKamila%2BShamsie.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028579725638946054.post-6257349684903284642"},"published":{"$t":"2018-05-24T23:07:00.000+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-06-01T16:58:13.240+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"book review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Elif Batuman"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"The Idiot"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Women's Prize for Fiction 2018"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Idiot by Elif Batuman"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-KriCCdVIQL8\/Wv8UNCPluYI\/AAAAAAAACio\/VNDicNhW-kYIbgtIqHMxO75KMx9TnTmGQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/The%2BIdiot%2Bby%2BElif%2BBatuman.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"The Idiot by Elif Batuman\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1043\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-KriCCdVIQL8\/Wv8UNCPluYI\/AAAAAAAACio\/VNDicNhW-kYIbgtIqHMxO75KMx9TnTmGQCLcBGAs\/s320\/The%2BIdiot%2Bby%2BElif%2BBatuman.jpg\" title=\"The Idiot by Elif Batuman\" width=\"208\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe Idiot by Elif Batuman\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EToday on The Tattooed Book I'm reviewing the first book on my \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EWomen's Book Prize\u003C\/a\u003E reading list, \u003Ci\u003EThe Idiot\u003C\/i\u003E by Elif Batuman.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EIt's the early 90s and Selin's a Turkish-American studying as an undergraduate of linguistics at Harvard. Between attempts to learn the intricacies and nuances of various languages, she falls in love with another student, a man from her beginner's Russian class called Ivan.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHer relationship with Ivan starts as a writing experiment, her emails to him are both a way to understand the new technology and improve her Russian. A relationship builds through their messages but Ivan puts off a real-world union, until eventually, Selin meets Ivan...and his girlfriend. We all know, the course of true love never did run smooth and soon she ends up in Hungary, nursing a broken heart and learning more about the differences in cultures and languages than ever before.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E'I wanted to know how it was going to turn out, like flipping ahead in a book. I didn't even know what kind of story it was, or what kind of role I was supposed to be playing. Which of us was taking it more seriously? Didn't that have to be me, because I was younger, and also because I was the girl? On the other hand, I thought that there was a way in which I was lighter than he was - that there was a serious heaviness about him that was foreign to me, and that I rejected.' \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EYou might be thinking my above description is a bit thin on the ground, well there's a very simple reason for that; not a lot happens. The paperback version of this novel is 432 pages long but I'm pretty sure the plot could have fit into half of that. This novel is intelligent, occasionally witty and has great descriptions of some of the characters and locations. But I'm sorry to say that these plus points just weren't enough to save it for me. The relationship between Selin and Ivan never really reaches an intensity to explain her pining, feeling altogether lacklustre In short, I got bored, there just wasn't enough going on to keep my attention. Smart is great but if there's nothing interesting happening then your mind can't help but wonder elsewhere. \u003Ci\u003EThe Idiot\u003C\/i\u003E wasn't one for me.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EKeep an eye out for my reviews on the rest of the Women's Prize shortlist coming soon. In the meantime \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thetattooedbook\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Efollow me on Facebook\u003C\/a\u003E to keep up-to-date with all my book news and reviews.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822\u0026amp;OneJS=1\u0026amp;Operation=GetAdHtml\u0026amp;MarketPlace=GB\u0026amp;source=ss\u0026amp;ref=as_ss_li_til\u0026amp;ad_type=product_link\u0026amp;tracking_id=thetatboo-21\u0026amp;marketplace=amazon\u0026amp;region=GB\u0026amp;placement=0099583178\u0026amp;asins=0099583178\u0026amp;linkId=2d6f2723cba449f39ee2081a24f3979c\u0026amp;show_border=true\u0026amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" style=\"height: 240px; width: 120px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6028579725638946054\/posts\/default\/6257349684903284642"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6028579725638946054\/posts\/default\/6257349684903284642"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/thetattooedbook.blogspot.com\/2018\/05\/the-idiot-elif-batuman.html","title":"The Idiot by Elif Batuman"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Tattooed Book"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02674659556818260759"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"28","height":"32","src":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-DVikA68D6w0\/VKGu8t9ocOI\/AAAAAAAAAR4\/PncsRiMRVy0\/s113\/*"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-KriCCdVIQL8\/Wv8UNCPluYI\/AAAAAAAACio\/VNDicNhW-kYIbgtIqHMxO75KMx9TnTmGQCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/The%2BIdiot%2Bby%2BElif%2BBatuman.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028579725638946054.post-3363196710496733057"},"published":{"$t":"2018-05-17T11:30:00.000+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-05-17T11:30:04.852+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"All The Bright Places"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"book review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jennifer Niven"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"YA book review"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-S835UqwVEKc\/Wv1WWbu6aKI\/AAAAAAAACeY\/fVyrR8sdY2IrwENU-ZEK5PWjkDi2ZTIBQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/All%2BThe%2BBright%2BPlaces%2Bby%2BJennifer%2BNiven.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1043\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-S835UqwVEKc\/Wv1WWbu6aKI\/AAAAAAAACeY\/fVyrR8sdY2IrwENU-ZEK5PWjkDi2ZTIBQCLcBGAs\/s320\/All%2BThe%2BBright%2BPlaces%2Bby%2BJennifer%2BNiven.jpg\" width=\"208\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAll The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EWhen Theodore Finch climbed the school bell tower the last thing he expected to see was someone else there, thinking about ending their life. But there she was, Violet Markey. At first, he's confused as to why such a beautiful, popular girl would be there and he helps her back safety. Soon they are spotted and Finch takes it on himself to tell everyone that she saved him, not the other way around and people instantly believe it, especially the classmates that referred to him as 'freak'.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EFinch starts to watch Violet, seeing through her fake smiles and when he discovers that her sister died in a car crash earlier in the year he understands her actions more than most. When the class is set a project to get to know the state of Indiana Finch leaps at the chance to work with Violet.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EAt first, she still thinks he's weird but soon she starts to see the world through his eyes and for the first time in months she starts to enjoy her days. Her friends hate him, he changes his style all the time and there's a million rumours about him but none of that matters because he's helping her live her life again.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EWhat Violet doesn't see is the darkness that Finch suffers from and battles with every day. While she rediscovers her life, he struggles to find to find peace in his own.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EI must admit that this novel unnerved me with its opening pages. The character of Finch refers to a five-week period of depression that he appears to be over. This is mentioned a couple of times and I started to wonder if this was going to be a simple tale of 'teenager beats depression by falling in love and they all live happily ever after.'\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EI was very wrong. Later it is made clear that depression is a continuing theme in his life and although I wouldn't wish that on anyone (even a fictional anyone) this came as a relief as I would not have continued reading otherwise, it would have felt too unrealistic. I recommend avoiding investigating this novel too deeply as you may uncover spoilers that would minimise its impact. This novel is pitched at a teenage and young adult market but this doesn't stop Jennifer Niven from writing a hard-hitting and evocative novel that doesn't hold back. Violet and Finch are both fun and heart-warming characters that are easily relatable but it really is the last 50 pages of this book that make it something special.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EMental illness is a hot topic in novels, especially YA ones recently but \u003Ci\u003EAll The Bright Places\u003C\/i\u003E handles a sensitive issue with tact and style. Ultimately Niven has written a hugely enjoyable novel about an important and difficult issue. \u003Ci\u003EAll The Bright Places\u003C\/i\u003E deserves all the attention it's received.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822\u0026amp;OneJS=1\u0026amp;Operation=GetAdHtml\u0026amp;MarketPlace=GB\u0026amp;source=ss\u0026amp;ref=as_ss_li_til\u0026amp;ad_type=product_link\u0026amp;tracking_id=thetatboo-21\u0026amp;marketplace=amazon\u0026amp;region=GB\u0026amp;placement=0141357037\u0026amp;asins=0141357037\u0026amp;linkId=6e6c74daff04ac08f962f945fdee0ff9\u0026amp;show_border=true\u0026amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" style=\"height: 240px; width: 120px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6028579725638946054\/posts\/default\/3363196710496733057"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6028579725638946054\/posts\/default\/3363196710496733057"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/thetattooedbook.blogspot.com\/2018\/05\/all-bright-places-jennifer-niven.html","title":"All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Tattooed Book"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02674659556818260759"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"28","height":"32","src":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-DVikA68D6w0\/VKGu8t9ocOI\/AAAAAAAAAR4\/PncsRiMRVy0\/s113\/*"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-S835UqwVEKc\/Wv1WWbu6aKI\/AAAAAAAACeY\/fVyrR8sdY2IrwENU-ZEK5PWjkDi2ZTIBQCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/All%2BThe%2BBright%2BPlaces%2Bby%2BJennifer%2BNiven.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028579725638946054.post-6208909399875872812"},"published":{"$t":"2018-05-14T07:55:00.000+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-05-14T07:55:53.753+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"audiobook review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"book review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Haruki Murakami"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"running book"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"What I Talk About When I Talk About Running"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-SlOI0Z2GbG0\/WvcRNnjTjlI\/AAAAAAAAB_g\/Ki_1u0I2PMU3OADmiWDsbXqWVPlqsT1hwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/What%2BI%2Btalk%2BAbout%2BWhen%2BI%2BTalk%2BAbout%2BRunning%2BMurakami.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1047\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-SlOI0Z2GbG0\/WvcRNnjTjlI\/AAAAAAAAB_g\/Ki_1u0I2PMU3OADmiWDsbXqWVPlqsT1hwCLcBGAs\/s320\/What%2BI%2Btalk%2BAbout%2BWhen%2BI%2BTalk%2BAbout%2BRunning%2BMurakami.jpg\" title=\"What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami\" width=\"209\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"yiv3026777443MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"yiv3026777443MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EToday on The Tattooed Book I review \u003Ci\u003EWhat I Talk About When I Talk About Running\u003C\/i\u003E, a non-fiction book by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"yiv3026777443MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"yiv3026777443MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EMurakami is best known for his novels \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2jSZNz2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EIQ84\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2rEqE65\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ENorwegian Wood\u003C\/i\u003E \u003C\/a\u003Eand \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2IdL54r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EKafka on the Shore\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E but he’s also a highly accomplished long-distance runner (yes, he’s one of\u003Ci\u003E those\u003C\/i\u003E people who has an enviable amount of skills). This running memoir follows his journey across the world, documenting his highs and lows, his ambitions and unwavering commitment to pushing himself as far as his body can go.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"yiv3026777443MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"yiv3026777443MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EAs you may have gathered from my previous reviews, it’s not often I delve into the world of non-fiction but recently I’ve been trying to push my own running, and pairing that with how many people have recommended me this book I thought it was about time I gave it a go.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"yiv3026777443MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"yiv3026777443MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe first thing that struck me about this biography is what appears to be Murakami’s natural affinity for running. There’s no ‘how I started’ or obvious beginning to his running. It comes across as something that has just always been in his life. At first, I found this slightly disappointing as I wanted to hear someone who struggled as much as I did but became a running master. To call me a natural runner would be the same as calling a fish a natural runner. No, it took evolution, pain and ugly, sweaty moments (as well as good trainers, but that doesn’t quite fit into the fish metaphor). The book begins with him running across miles of beautiful Hawaiian beach – I struggled to relate. However, once I got over my expectations, I found myself completely caught up in his achievements. Instead of a running lesson, this book is an incredible insight into a genuinely fascinating individual.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"yiv3026777443MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"yiv3026777443MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EMurakami admits he’s lucky to have never struggled in his younger years with injuries or extreme exhaustion. While he discusses training for marathons he simply drops the fact he ran 62 miles in one day but he wouldn’t recommend doing it again, that it changed him in some way and put him off running for some time. I listened to the Audible audiobook of \u003Ci\u003EWhat I Talk About When I Talk About Running \u003C\/i\u003Ethat is read by Murakami himself and I honestly couldn’t recommend it highly enough. The way he casually admits to achievements most couldn’t even dream of, with no hint of bravado is mind-blowing. If I ever managed to achieve a feat so physically and mentally draining I think I’d have the medal implanted in my chest (Iron Man-style) for the whole world to see.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"yiv3026777443MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"yiv3026777443MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWhat I Talk About When I Talk About Running \u003C\/i\u003Edoesn’t provide you with running advice, your breathing won’t be improved and your chances of falling over on the treadmill when you check your watch won’t lessen. Although that’s what I wanted to begin with, I'm so happy I didn’t get it. Instead, I was smitten by Murakami’s accounts of a sport that has had such an impact on his life. A beautifully written and inspiring book, \u003Ci\u003EWhat I Talk About When I Talk About Running \u003C\/i\u003Edidn’t give me what I expected, but a whole lot more.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2IiC7Ph\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBuy\u003C\/a\u003E the book of \u003Ci\u003EWhat I Talk About When I Talk About Running\u003C\/i\u003E by Haruki Murakami\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.co.uk\/pd\/Biographies-Memoirs\/What-I-Talk-About-When-I-Talk-About-Running-Audiobook\/B01GSDR03C?ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1\u0026amp;pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183\u0026amp;pf_rd_r=00KYYK7Y5PBWS9RF38T5\u0026amp;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBuy\u003C\/a\u003E the audiobook of \u003Ci\u003EWhat I Talk About When I Talk About Running\u003C\/i\u003E by Haruki Murakami\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6028579725638946054\/posts\/default\/6208909399875872812"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6028579725638946054\/posts\/default\/6208909399875872812"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/thetattooedbook.blogspot.com\/2018\/05\/talk-about-running-Haruki-Murakami.html","title":"What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Tattooed Book"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02674659556818260759"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"28","height":"32","src":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-DVikA68D6w0\/VKGu8t9ocOI\/AAAAAAAAAR4\/PncsRiMRVy0\/s113\/*"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-SlOI0Z2GbG0\/WvcRNnjTjlI\/AAAAAAAAB_g\/Ki_1u0I2PMU3OADmiWDsbXqWVPlqsT1hwCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/What%2BI%2Btalk%2BAbout%2BWhen%2BI%2BTalk%2BAbout%2BRunning%2BMurakami.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}}]}});