SOLD!🙋♀ I don't get the "it's a mystery novel, hence not a Booker book" comments. It's like there's an assumption that a whodunnit can only achieve so much, but there is such a thing as literary mysteries.
I went in for the 1919 Ukrainian historical fiction vibes and was quite satisfied. Wasn't as satisfied with the mystery element, but it kept my interest. Having cosy bits in the midst of a bloody revolution was different and fun too. I could have done without the magic ear, though. Neither Samson nor the author seemed to know what to do with it. I'd have been spying on people left and right or at least trying to. Still, I'm looking forward to the next volume.
SOLD!🙋♀
I don't get the "it's a mystery novel, hence not a Booker book" comments. It's like there's an assumption that a whodunnit can only achieve so much, but there is such a thing as literary mysteries.
If you want to give another Kurkov book a try, I recommend The President's Last Love.
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I went in for the 1919 Ukrainian historical fiction vibes and was quite satisfied. Wasn't as satisfied with the mystery element, but it kept my interest. Having cosy bits in the midst of a bloody revolution was different and fun too. I could have done without the magic ear, though. Neither Samson nor the author seemed to know what to do with it. I'd have been spying on people left and right or at least trying to. Still, I'm looking forward to the next volume.