Our book of the week is
SEASCRAPER by Benjamin Wood. This short novel about a man who works as a shanker on a foggy beach and a film-maker who wants to set a movie there was long listed for the 2025 Booker Prize.
There is much to discuss:
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Are we now shrimping experts?
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How do we feel about dreams in novels?
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Do we like bleak, isolated settings?
Annas suggests two read-alikes if you enjoyed Seascraper:
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