I love Tokarczuk’s work, but this is a doorstep of a thing – even on Kindle, I think it took out 5% of the battery life just downloading the bastard – and I’d been putting it off because this year I’ve been in the mood to read nimbly across shorter works. But autumn is approaching, and I feel now like it’s time to settle in with a few very long books. Also, obviously, Fitzcarraldo can sell me pretty much anything.