Back from four days at the beach with a pile of books and no computers.
I loved 'The Idiot' by Elif Batuman (shoutout to @kai for the recommendation!) and 'Asymmetry' by Lisa Halliday (esp the first half).
@kai this interview with her is pretty great. https://longform.org/posts/longform-podcast-297-elif-batuman
@schlink cool I'll listen! I learned about her from http://otherppl.com/elif-batuman-interview/