Yahoo Lifestyle Dua Lipa Shares ‘Mind-Bending’ Book Recommendation
Books may not be first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of Dua Lipa, yet the “Levitating” singer isn’t only an avid reader, she has her own book club where she does more than simply offer a monthly literary pick.
Through her Service95 Book Club, the singer shares exclusive content, including interviews with authors, readings, curated playlists related to the monthly title as well as companion essays.
Dua’s pick for April is the novel Grief Is the Thing With Feathers by Max Porter.
“Ever so occasionally, you pick up a book and it spins you around and turns you upside down. This is one of those books. In his debut novel, author Max Porter ripped up the rule book of what a novel should do and instead presents us with something so wild, so mind-bending and just so beautiful,” Dua said in a post shared on Instagram.
“It’s the story of a young family devastated by grief when the boys’ mother suddenly dies. As the weight of their grief threatens to sink them, a human-size crow arrives on their doorstep and moves in, announcing that he will stay until they no longer need him. Yes, you read that right – a giant talking crow. Is Crow here to help, or purely to cause chaos? Is he even real or a figment of their imagination? That’s the question that carries through the book but, by the end, it barely matters, as his purpose becomes clearer.
“It might take you a second to get into the voice of Crow but once you are, you are in for a treat,” she added. “Grief Is the Thing With Feathers is definitely a book where you really just have to surrender to the story – take it from me, let yourself go and enjoy the wild ride.”
