I read Look at Me by Mareike Krügel for the Dymocks Reading Challenge prompt: a translated book. Originally published in German and impeccably translated into English by Imogen Taylor, I felt it still lost some of the humour in the translation.
Look at Me plays out over one extremely hectic day in Kat's life as one thing after another goes wrong and she tries to be everything to everyone, whilst at the back of her mind is the lump she found in her breast and the thought of her own mortality.
Look at Me is filled with a quirky cast of characters including 11 year-old Helli, recently diagnosed with ADHD, and Heinz and Theo, Kat's transgender neighbours.
Kat calmly deals with one drama after another as she contemplates her life so far.
There is humour, most of it dark, mixed with sadness and the chaos of life with children's needs, work phone calls, appliance malfunctions, husband's texts and neighbours' dilemmas.
Look at Me is a story about the messiness of life. Mothers will empathise with Kat as she feels unappreciated but also indispensable.
My rating 4 / 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Publisher: Text Publishing
Publication date: 26th February 2018
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Pages: 288 (paperback)
Source: Own copy
This also qualifies for my MountTBR challenge.
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