Checkout 19
Ratings10
Average rating3.1
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Ratings10
Average rating3.1
*A 'BOOKS OF 2021' PICK IN THE GUARDIAN, DAILY MAIL, DAILY TELEGRAPH, IRISH TIMES CULTURE AND NEW STATESMAN* 'We read in order to come to life.' With fierce imagination, a woman revisits the moments that shape her life; from crushes on teachers to navigating relationships in a fast-paced world; from overhearing her grandmothers' peculiar stories to nurturing her own personal freedom and a boundless love of literature. Fusing fantasy with lived experience, Checkout 19 is a vivid and mesmerising journey through the small traumas and triumphs that define us - as readers, as writers, as human beings.
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Loved this one, and will read it again someday. Definitely a book for book-lovers (I started noting the books/authors she mentions and had to give up, because she talks about *so many*). Reminded me a bit of reading early Winterson--I was lost a good deal of the time in the prose, but lost in a good way.
I am a bit angry that this young person has only written two books, and they are better than most books. Whew.
who cares if you don't understand what's happening half the time when the vibes are this good
4.5
