Champagne and Socks

I am going to sneak this book review in before the end of the year!

If, over the holiday period, you find yourself hankering for something new and different to read, something you’ve not come across before, something challenging and uncomfortable, bizarre yet sublime, I suggest you head over to Cheeky Frawg and check out Jagannath by Swedish writer Karin Tidbeck.

Easily one of the stand out collections for 2012, Jagannath is unlike anything else I have encountered in the field. Tidbeck’s voice and perspective are fresh and new and her style walks well into the weird side.

Here is the part of a review where I should tell you which are the strong stories in the collection; which are those I most enjoyed. But I didn’t read this book that way – I  read it in essentially two sittings, two very surreal train rides book-ending my work day. This alone is extraordinary for me, to inhale a book that way. But Tidbeck is intoxicating. You don’t necessarily understand everything she is doing or can predict where she is going but that is absolutely the fun. She is a completely unique voice. And this book deserves to be read as one whole, far far greater than the sum of the individual stories with in which feel like different shades of something greater.

Do yourself a favour and grab a copy – eBook available at Wizard Towers Books or the hard copy which I read via Amazon.