10 things about ... Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- Ten things to know about Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk, a bestseller and household name in her native Poland and becoming better known in the UK. Her book Flights won the Man Booker International Prize in 2018 but here’s why Drive Your Plow might be a better book to start with if you’re intrigued to read her work.
This book featured on episode 46 of the Book Club Review Podcast, listen at the link below:
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It's a packed show that also features The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read by Philippa Perry, The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton, The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett, Transcription by Kate Atkinson and The Age of Light by Sally Rooney.
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I was drawn to it because of my love of Blake. I was captured by the idiosyncrasy of Janina which is at odds with her world as Blake was with his world. She is not necessarily everybody's cup of tea but she is a strong woman who believes in her own values. I loved her strengths and her weaknesses. They made her so real. I also want to say how much I enjoyed the translation too. I don't think I've read such beautiful English since Joseph Conrad. This little book is a gem.
I’m reading her Books of Jacob now and it is extraordinary. Recommended.
I love the minimalist covers of these too. Great review
Ah thanks :) Keep meaning to do some more. Do check out the podcast for more bookish things.
Thanks for this great info on Tokarczuk's novel. I found a rave review of it on another site. I plan to go out now to see if the *independent* bookshop near my home stocks it. It was an honor to be your first subscriber. More videos please!
2b Sirius Ah glad you liked it. I’ve been meaning to do some more of these. Always so many books so little time and I’m usually busy editing the podcast. But these are fun to do so I’ll try to think up some good ones to come :) Hope you enjoy Drive Your Plow. K.
Thanks! Book group is in an hour and your pronunciations and background will help. Not to get into it too deeply but the rather extensive treatment of astrology plays a role in the main character's development. Astrology also links to Tokarczuk's first career as a Jungian psychoanalyst. The setting and some other aspects of Janina's personality (e.g. environmental activism) also are tied to Tokarczuk's life. Finally, the book itself was a lark by the author to blow off steam from her previous nearly 1,000 page long book which is what got her all the attention in the first place.
Ah wish I could have been a fly on the wall at your book group - has been a long time since I discussed it with mine, but I remember it so fondly. I started The Books of Jacob but kept getting interrupted and so put it aside. I like having it there waiting for me (before I stopped I had been enjoying it). I'm thinking to tackle it again over the summer.
I'm from Brazil and I've just discovered your channel, I'm quite fond of it! Really enjoyed your comments on the book : )
Oi! That's lovely to hear, thank you. We've been concentrating on our new website, but when that's up and running I'm going to do some more of these on UA-cam. So many great books to talk about out there! If you haven't found it you might like our podcast: the book club review: podfollow.com/bookclubreviewpodcast - Kate