Play Book Tag discussion

I forgot to post my read for September, lol. Tagged 12 times as favorite, I lucked out because I was pretty focused on reading the Booker prize nominees, and this happened to be one of them. It did not make the short list, and that surprised me.

I admired this work more than I enjoyed it (though I did enjoy it, just not at a 5 star level). Not even quite sure how to review it without spoiling it, but I've never read anything quite like it before, and I really want to discuss a number of elements that I have questions about. Like I really have a lot of questions that beg discussion.

The components I really thought elevated this book was the imagination/originality, the use of language, the very realistic portrayal of the human characters (as opposed to the disembodied voice). If it were a bit shorter, this would be an amazing book club book, and honestly, I think it also has the makings of a book that could be used in so many ways in an English lit class. It says a lot about the human condition.

It didn't really tear at my heartstrings in the way I expected in that I wasn't ever crying or even close to that . . .which I expected in a book about death and illness.

Honestly though, I thought this might be the Booker prize winner. It wasn't my favorite of the nominees I've read (10 of 13), but I do think it is the most deserving in many ways.