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Yes, Manchette seems to be a popular choice to adapt into a graphic novel - I think some have even been translated into English.
November 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Yes, Manchette seems to be a popular choice to adapt into a graphic novel - I think some have even been translated into English.
Thanks for the link, I didn't know about this.
November 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Thanks for the link, I didn't know about this.
How awful! Hope you're okay. Surely December will be better!
November 24, 2025 at 7:01 AM
How awful! Hope you're okay. Surely December will be better!
I'll certainly miss your posts, but life comes first. Thanks for all the books you've introduced me to over the years!
November 24, 2025 at 6:58 AM
I'll certainly miss your posts, but life comes first. Thanks for all the books you've introduced me to over the years!
It will! I think the narrative voice is so central to The Wax Child that it's easy to see why it might not appeal - I loved The Employees but here I more admired the approach.
November 23, 2025 at 9:12 AM
It will! I think the narrative voice is so central to The Wax Child that it's easy to see why it might not appeal - I loved The Employees but here I more admired the approach.
Bought this at Edinburgh Book Festival and then forgot to read it! Another masterful collection of stories - my only complaint about Schweblin is that I wish she would write more.
November 23, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Bought this at Edinburgh Book Festival and then forgot to read it! Another masterful collection of stories - my only complaint about Schweblin is that I wish she would write more.
Having written outstanding science fiction and autobiographical fiction, Olga Ravn turns her hand to historical fiction with the most wondrous narrative voice.
November 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Having written outstanding science fiction and autobiographical fiction, Olga Ravn turns her hand to historical fiction with the most wondrous narrative voice.
As already reviewed, a charming coming-of-age story from Columbia.
November 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
As already reviewed, a charming coming-of-age story from Columbia.
I loved the fact it's crammed with ideas but so readable! Have you read Zone? If not, it's just as good.
November 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I loved the fact it's crammed with ideas but so readable! Have you read Zone? If not, it's just as good.
The Stepdaughter - if anything, that's even darker!
November 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The Stepdaughter - if anything, that's even darker!
Penguin are reprinting A Glastonbury Romance next year.
November 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Penguin are reprinting A Glastonbury Romance next year.
The Fate of Mary Rose is great!
November 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The Fate of Mary Rose is great!
That's very funny - and why you have to look everywhere!
November 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
That's very funny - and why you have to look everywhere!
Good of you to seek this out and discover it is worth reading! Meanwhile I will soon get my hands on volume 3.
November 14, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Good of you to seek this out and discover it is worth reading! Meanwhile I will soon get my hands on volume 3.