When something doesn’t find its place… we have to move other things. We have to make room, I think.
— Samanta Schweblin, Seven Empty Houses. Megan McDowell, Translator (Riverhead Books, October 18, 2022)
Notes:
- “Seven Empty Houses” is a Finalist for the 2022 National Book Award for Translated Literature. Do I recommend it? Hmmmm. Some of the stories were memorable.
- Photograph of Schweblin by Man Booker in the Guardian.
- Book Review in the Washington Post: “Samanta Schweblin’s ‘Seven Empty Houses’ will keep readers guessing“
Live & Learn 
…or it will make room without our input
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Exactly what Beth said….
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it will happen with or without us
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Truth!
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Definitely. ‘Murder will out,’ as the bard observed. Heard the author interviewed on NPR recently and couldn’t decide if I wanted to pursue this one or not….
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/23/1130782450/a-new-book-of-short-stories-twists-familiar-moments-in-unexpected-and-chilling-w
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Stories were definitely interesting. I finished it. At the end of the day, I always hate saying that I can’t recommend, especially with someone with this kind of talent. I’ll just say it wasn’t for me.
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Very talented, but from reading a few stories at one link, it’s not for me, either.
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Agree….
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Hugely talented. But from hearing the review (link), most definitely not for me.
I need uplifting reading, not fodder for nightmares.
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Me too!
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