On the Calculation of Volume I

“About a woman stuck in time on the eighteenth of November, whose experience becomes more and more detailed as time loops through her. Objectively boring, but artistically interesting”

“A meditation on the nature of time, as experienced by a woman stuck in November 18th.”

“I recently saw Sarah McNally recommend this Danish series and was really intrigued by the Groundhog Day premise. I'm currently second in the queue to rent it from LAPL and will dutifully report back.”

“It somehow manages to feel both claustrophobic and expansive at the same time in a way that sucks you in.”

“This little book traveled in my bag with me all month, even backpacking. This is book 1 of 8 (I know, hear me out), but it’s less than 200 pages and reads like a meditation on noticing your surroundings, with a premise similar to the movie Groundhog Day. The books have been translated from Danish, and I will say I can see a through line between this book and the Norwegian films The Worst Person in the World or Sentimental Value. They share a tone of melancholic examination of life’s smaller moments. If you are needing a break from over stimulation, I highly recommend. I already bought book 2.”

“Reading it felt like being in a dream. Slow, disorienting, and unexpectedly beautiful. All well-being totally implausible.”