Hey Kathleen, this is weird…I just started a reply and then it disappeared (the same thing happened yesterday to reply I was writing to the fab @antoniamalchik)…
I really like this. Apart from what you say about words and about translation, I felt taken into the story so immediately which was a lovely way to start the day. The combination of interesting thoughts per se, and that sense of wonder that storytelling brings, is always what - I think - we all love when we read.
I envy your economy with words to create something already quite layered and dramatic.
I’m very intrigued by this. Form-wise, it’s something I’ve never seem before on here. And I love cerebral, literary thrillers. Really looking forward to the rest.
Gosh, amazing, I love epistolary tales (is that the correct term?) and you know I love anything first person, so this ticks all the boxes right off the bat. Plus, the narrator is a translator, so I know there's going to be some exploration of words etc, as you already hint at here. Lovely stuff, Kate.
I also love you just dropping this in: "Maybe one day you can read this and understand why I had to kill this man." Like, no big deal, I'll just put this key plot development in the middle of a paragraph. 👏
If you are reading this comment then either I have read all there is to read about Marie or I have also restacked what is easily one of my new favourite Serials on Substack! Marie also rhymes with Elodie, which is but a coincidence ;)
Interesting distinction, as a former analyst of policy formulation and a "reader" of policy impact, an important distinction that may go unnoticed by most, which is a huge misunderstanding.
Hey Kathleen, this is weird…I just started a reply and then it disappeared (the same thing happened yesterday to reply I was writing to the fab @antoniamalchik)…
I really like this. Apart from what you say about words and about translation, I felt taken into the story so immediately which was a lovely way to start the day. The combination of interesting thoughts per se, and that sense of wonder that storytelling brings, is always what - I think - we all love when we read.
I envy your economy with words to create something already quite layered and dramatic.
Great stuff. Thanks!
Ishmael! Melville? ☺️
What a brilliant start (and the pic of Vienna is gorgeous!)!
Kate - you have me intrigued which is a good place for a reader to be. I look forward to the next installment. Thanks.
Murder eh? I'm in.
I’m very intrigued by this. Form-wise, it’s something I’ve never seem before on here. And I love cerebral, literary thrillers. Really looking forward to the rest.
Gosh, amazing, I love epistolary tales (is that the correct term?) and you know I love anything first person, so this ticks all the boxes right off the bat. Plus, the narrator is a translator, so I know there's going to be some exploration of words etc, as you already hint at here. Lovely stuff, Kate.
I also love you just dropping this in: "Maybe one day you can read this and understand why I had to kill this man." Like, no big deal, I'll just put this key plot development in the middle of a paragraph. 👏
I'm strapped in, ready to continue!
If you are reading this comment then either I have read all there is to read about Marie or I have also restacked what is easily one of my new favourite Serials on Substack! Marie also rhymes with Elodie, which is but a coincidence ;)
A great start, Kate! A really good pace and I definitely want to know what happens next. I'm looking forward to more!
Interesting distinction, as a former analyst of policy formulation and a "reader" of policy impact, an important distinction that may go unnoticed by most, which is a huge misunderstanding.
I'll have to read this in May, for sure, Kathleen.
Great start Kate! Can't wait for the "strange and uncanny"...! :)
It's the something else.