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Mentioned in 4 episodes

On the Calculation of Volume, Volume 1

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Solveig Birkeland

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Mentioned by

Jordana Cepelewicz

Mentioned in 4 episodes

Mentioned by

Bob Odenkirk

as a novel whose treatment of time helped him describe how he felt after his heart incident.

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Recommended by

Peter Suderman

as a cozy and philosophical novel exploring the themes of time, self-knowledge, and relationships.

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Recommended by

Jordana Cepelewicz

as a novel that gets into the infinite and has a very mathy title.

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Mentioned by Chris Power and

Solvej Balle

as the author’s septology being published in English and shortlisted for the International Booker Prize, discussed throughout the event.

Solvej Balle & Chris Power: On the Calculation of Volume

Mentioned by

Joumana Khatib

as a runaway-hit existential series resembling a Groundhog Day loop, with Book 5 forthcoming.

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Mentioned by

Gilbert Cruz

as a philosophical book in seven volumes about a woman stuck in a time loop, exploring the depths of personhood.

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Recommended by

Medaya Ocher

as a collection of slim volumes about a woman repeating the same day.

Mentioned by both speakers as a philosophical novel with a narrative voice akin to that of a philosopher.

Rebecca Lowe: the container theory of time in On the Calculation of Volume

Mentioned by

Chi-Young Kim

as a danish novel and one of the best books she read this year.

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Reviewed by Stella Christostomo of Volume Books, recommending it due to its unique take on the time loop trope.

Book review: On the Calculation of Volume by Solvej Balle

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