Time Shelter (2020) by Georgi Gospodinov

Hamish’s choices

It being the closest meeting to the Summer solstice we enjoyed our annual cycle to Devil's Dyke to discuss Hamish's retro-memory infused choices. 

READ: Time Shelter (2020) by Georgi Gospodinov

The thought of regressing into the past was one that generally appeals to the senior infused HBG. Hamish thought the artifice was sustained throughout, as did Nick. Roland thought it was a weak and missing something. Tristan thought it was unconvincing and hard going. Nigel was all in but felt it couldn't sustain the early promise and petered out. Keith and Robin both enjoyed it.

Nick 8.5 / Tristan 5 / Nigel 7 / Keith 8 / Roland 6 / Robin 7 / Hamish 8.5

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Hamish felt it didn’t quite deliver. Tristan thought it was genuinely an old album - job done. Roland dubbed it a formulaic return to 1980s synth pop and not a shade on the greats of the age. Nigel is a fan

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Robin didn’t know what he thought of it. Hamish liked it and was satisfied with a coherent set of choices. Nick and Nigel think it’s a great film. Tristan loves it. Roland, ever the contrarian, slammed it as incoherent, rambling and lacking in direction

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