Boulder
by Eva Baltasar
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Description
Working as a cook on a merchant ship, a woman comes to know and love Samsa, a woman who gives her the nickname "Boulder." When Samsa gets a job in Reykjavik and the couple decides to move there together, Samsa decides that she wants to have a child. She is already forty and can't bear to let the opportunity pass her by. Boulder is less enthused, but doesn't know how to say no-and so finds herself dragged along on a journey that feels as thankless as it is alien.With motherhood changing Samsa into a stranger, Boulder must decide where her priorities lie, and whether her yearning for freedom can truly trump her yearning for love.Once again, Eva Baltasar demonstrates her preeminence as a chronicler of queer voices navigating a hostile world-and in prose as brittle and beautiful as an ancient saga.
Book Information
Main Genre
Novels
Sub Genre
Contemporary
Format
Softcover
Pages
112
Price
15.50 €
Posts
2
Listen, I have never in my life despised a fmc this much. The discomfort this reading experience has brought me is inexplicable. However, I am aware that this was the intended effect. It's also a perfectly done character study written in the most poetic language ever. 2 ⭐️ for the reading experience 5 ⭐️ for the execution
Description
Working as a cook on a merchant ship, a woman comes to know and love Samsa, a woman who gives her the nickname "Boulder." When Samsa gets a job in Reykjavik and the couple decides to move there together, Samsa decides that she wants to have a child. She is already forty and can't bear to let the opportunity pass her by. Boulder is less enthused, but doesn't know how to say no-and so finds herself dragged along on a journey that feels as thankless as it is alien.With motherhood changing Samsa into a stranger, Boulder must decide where her priorities lie, and whether her yearning for freedom can truly trump her yearning for love.Once again, Eva Baltasar demonstrates her preeminence as a chronicler of queer voices navigating a hostile world-and in prose as brittle and beautiful as an ancient saga.
Book Information
Main Genre
Novels
Sub Genre
Contemporary
Format
Softcover
Pages
112
Price
15.50 €
Posts
2