A review by encyclopediabritanika
Not a River by Selva Almada

I 100% read this because the performance by David Jonsson for the Booker Prizes. The way he read the excerpt was absolutely captivating and I watched it so many times that I could hear his voice as I read this book. Unfortunately, I didn’t have anyone’s voice in my head to also explain the point of what I was reading. It flowed as a river - no chapters, following people through their time on an island - but I don’t think I was smart enough to get it.