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We’re here to help you find that book that you can’t put down, the book you’ll push on all your friends, the book that’ll change your life.

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One sentence books scare me. Vaim by Jon Fosse is One sentence books scare me. Vaim by Jon Fosse is one of those, although to be fair, it is more like a three-sentence book, one sentence for each of its three parts. How wrong I was. In stream-of-consciousness prose, Fosse hypnotises his reader with the story of invisible, middle-aged Jatgeir, his beloved wooden boat and the enigmatic Eline amongst the deep fjords of Norway’s west coast. It has an almost otherworldly feel to it this novel, and a timeless, disorientating quality which is part of its magic. Find yourself a quiet corner on a rainy Sunday and immerse yourself in this enthralling one-sitting read. See link in bio for our review | Also available as an audiobook, read by the excellent Toby Jones | 🎥 @fitzcarraldoeditions | #Bookstoker #audiobookstagram #bookswelove #fitzcarraldoeditions #jonfosse #literaryfiction #litfic #nobelprizewinner #readthisbook #vaim #whattoreadnext
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