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“Life was a road, and if departed from at a tangent, the longer for it. And a long road was a long life - a case where to travel was better than to arrive, the point of arrival being, after all, always the same: death.” ✨🐧✨ Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov is a Ukrainian satire novel following Viktor and his pet penguin Misha, we watch as things go from uncomplicated and routine to complex and dangerous. This book had me hooked from the very first page. While admittedly slow starting and a bit odd, this book was told is such a lyrical and captivating way. I always wanted to know what happened next and found it hard to put down. The atmosphere tended to switch from bleak to warm, and it provided a great background to the happenings in the novel. Viktor was such an interesting character to read about! He has high aspirations and takes pride in his work, which is clear with the way he talks about his writing. Viktor also flips between being paranoid and incredibly serene, and sometimes these moods are at odd with what is actually happening in the moments. I loved that throughout the novel, Misha was a sort of mirror for Viktor; echoing the feeling of being lost and out of place. Misha gave the novel some of the novels most profound ideas and questions, but also provided the sweet moments throughout as well, and it’s the contrast of these moments that have stuck with me. An intriguing and thought provoking novel, I’d highly recommend picking this book up! ✨🐧✨ Death and the Penguin is book 114 for 2022. #bookstragram #books #booksofinstagram #booklover #bookphoto #reading #aussieswhoread #avidreader #bookwhore #aussiereader #bookdragon #reader #readersofig #booksofig #bookcommunity #bookish #bibliophile #readersofinstagram #bookstagrammer #booklife #bookaddict #girlswhoread #readinggoals2022 #auskiwibooksta #bookquote #deathandthepenguin #andreykurkov #ukrainianliterature #russianliterature #contemporarysatire https://www.instagram.com/p/CmtyyuNrSEr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=