The Mookse and the Gripes discussion
This topic is about
Lori & Joe
The Goldsmiths Prize
>
2023 Goldsmiths shortlist - Lori and Joe
date
newest »
newest »
message 1:
by
Hugh, Active moderator
(new)
-
added it
Oct 06, 2023 04:14AM
Mod
Lori & Joe by Amy Arnold
reply
|
flag
Mod
The description of this recalls the Baume from last year’s list.
I would more think Fosse but yes interesting similarities
Why did you write that note to GR, Hugh? Is it still wonky?
Hugh explains on the thread - it’s fixed now.
Not sure I can read it - arrived 30 mins ago, I opened the book and it fell open on a Lemond/Chambery reference, which as you reference in your review is the most traumatic purely sporting event of all time.
It’s repeated throughout
Do the characters break out into a chorus of Nayim from the Halfway Line as well?
Trigger warning on this link but a picture of the offending bike:
Nice thought that Lemond himself describes Sean Kelly as “one of the greatest one day riders in history.�
Just starting this and I’d forgotten quite how influenced the author is by Jon Fosse. Which is interesting as there aren’t many authors who seem to have followed his style (cf say Sebald) so closely.
Yes it’s very Fossilised as I remarked on the Noble chat.
I'd forgotten how much so - indeed had forgotten I read her first book not knowing she was a Fosse fan but realised within a few pages (and before the character started reading her novels). It's almost a bit unoriginal - except as mentioned I can't think of another author who does follow his new route on the Satnav (to use analogy on another thread) and she does have her own thing of a) rather dislikeable narrators b) the clues drip-fed into the text (e.g. the 4 deaths early in this one where you think "hang on husband + 2 parents = 3").
How did I miss she had another novel out and from a publisher I follow!
Not sure - it was me that read her first novel and did not mention in the Goldsmith speculation but I do t take the blame this time.
Paul wrote: "Not sure I can read it - arrived 30 mins ago, I opened the book and it fell open on a Lemond/Chambery reference, which as you reference in your review is the most traumatic purely sporting event of..."It turns out this was a deliberate Easter egg and the author was as traumatised as us.
