It took the better part of a month to read Jon Fosse's Septology. The subsequent book took three days. Day, a novel by Michael Cunningham has an interesting structure. It's pandemic related. The book is in three sections each one day; April 5, 2019, April 5, 2020 and April 5, 2021.
A cast of characters is introduced in the first day. This introduction is quite complete. They show up again a year later enduring the depths of the pandemic. In the final section the survivors are gathered to scatter the ashes of one of the characters who fell victim to COVID. Both the second and third day sections reveal much of what happened during the intervening years.
While the concept of the book was interesting I felt no emotional connection with any of the characters. Consequently, their traverse of the pandemic and after effects were only mildly interesting. Cunningham received a Pulitzer Prize for his book The Hours. I'd be surprised if this one wins any prizes.
Takk for alt,
Al
"Remember you are just an extra in everyone else's play." Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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