This one made my head explode. The author combines the tragedy of fleeing Vietnam during the war with refugee camps and turns to internment camps and does a great job of depicting what it's like to basically lose 3 years of your life to something you have no control over. 5 out of 5 stars. Definitely recommend.

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Pub date is 4/8/25
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This was a bit chaotic and unfocused but it may have been a result of the audiobook. Or I may have been in a mood.

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Someone told me to read the Discworld books but definitely not to start with Book 1. And I read nearly every single one of the other 40ish books and just read this one right now. And in a way I'm glad I didn't read it first because it's not my favorite but I do wish I still had some of the better ones left to read. 😔 I may just need to reread ones I already know are my favs.

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This author is amazing. I loved this. I am so glad she won the Nobel prize this year.

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US pub date is 1/21/25
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This drew me into the characters. I don't know that it would have been a top choice but it was on a friend's tbr so I gave it a whirl. Between this and Piglet, I appreciate that we like different things 😂

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This guy's books are always funny and his characters are sort of a mess. Like real people. I mostly admire the translator tbh.

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I didn't love this. There's a lot of body shaming and eating disorders. It was kind of cringe. But maybe not in the way the author intended. It gave me anxiety. I don't normally stop an audiobook and walk away willingly. Surprised I made it to the end, actually.

A family of 3 siblings have drifted in different directions but they are leading oddly similar lives. And it all centers around robots and AI.

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Pub date is 3/11/25
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This is French Revolution + vampires. It's the second book in the series and it has Mont Saint Michel on the cover so how could I not read it?

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This is really well written. Somehow the author pulls 9/11 and the pandemic into a mystery of sorts centered around economically privileged people who seem ridiculous at times but not comically. It's good. Definitely recommend.

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I loved this. Historical fiction set in the 1980s on Fire Island amid the AIDS pandemic with some magical realism thrown in.

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Pub date is 5/6/25
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Meh. These are entertaining. This series inspired me not to request ARCs that are part of a series. This is 9 and I have an ARC of 18 somewhere in my secret book closet.

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I was apparently having a big mood when I stuck the title on this 😂

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This is lovely. I definitely recommend it. By the author of Iona Iverson, this is just as fun. I love all of her characters.

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This is pretty spooky horror. The mother is in a coma of sorts but she moves around when no one is paying attention. The narrator acts like a petulant child at times. I started questioning if they were all ghosts. Amazing.

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I think this goes back to being as good as her earlier books. Definitely recommend.

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This is a nice and twisty mystery/thriller. Definitely recommend.

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Pub date is 1/14/25
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This was just meh. But it might be ok if you're a new manager and didn't already read dozens of these. Julie is a Facebook veteran and does talk about some of her more senior coworkers but overall 🤷

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This was somewhat entertaining. I don't think it holds up against the other booker shortlist books but I didn't correctly pick the winner so what do I know?

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I absolutely loved this. A middle aged woman loses the plot and starts a campaign to ban books that she thinks are bad for young people to read (she's bored and needs attention) and the town retaliates in rather spectacular ways. I wish my book club had picked this one but oh well. I also loved The Change so read that too.

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This was really good and it sucked me right in. It has a lot of cultural references to numerology and other superstitions from Chinese culture. Set in Malaysia during UK colonial rule. I feel inspired to read her latest book.

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I normally love murder mysteries set in Iceland. But this is just a normal mystery by an American (totally assuming this) that happens to be set in Iceland. And I clocked the killer way early. It was entertaining as far as standard mysteries go. Just don't expect it to be anything more than that.

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Pub date is 1/14/25
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I'll read anything with a rabbit on the cover. Go ahead and judge me. Bunnies are awesome and I will defend this opinion. This book is also quite great. Very big brother meets Fahrenheit 451.

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I like dystopian fiction. Like please give me all of it right now. This one has an interesting concept. Basically all of the white people have drowned themselves in a mass event. The ones left behind are a mix of joyful and lost. It reminded me weirdly of Underground Airlines.

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This is cute. I mean there's serial killers and stuff. But it's pretty fluffy regardless.

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I love this author. This is from the backlist.

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I love dystopian fiction. I like them weird and pretty dark. Bonus points if they're translations from unknown authors. I definitely recommend this if those things sound good to you. I definitely finished this while at a bar drinking water because I no longer give any fucks apparently.

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I didn't love this. Murakami might not be for me.

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US pub date is 11/19/24
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This book looks like it's fluffy based on the cover but it's about internet privacy for minors. A teen wants to stop her mother from sharing her life and that of her siblings on the internet but it's basically the family's only income source.

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This is basically a love story set against the end of a divided Germany. I think it was well written. But tbh it took me forever to get into this and it might be my only Erpenbeck for the time being.

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I would read another one of these. For sure.

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I loved this quite a lot. Black Cake was better but that was going to be hard to outdo.

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Pub date is 1/25/25
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Currently hiding from the rain. Got a book. Found a quiet porch. NBD

I loved this. Thoroughly entertaining.

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French take on the patriarchy and how we got here. It's interesting.

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Just chilling by the pool at a spa in TX. On a Friday.

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Wrote this on an airplane this morning. We'll see how it goes.

This is very amusing. I have every intention of reading the next book. It's like the main character is stuck in WoW or some other fantasy RPG. I love that.

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This is interesting but I have no idea how it made the Booker shortlist. It all happens in a day on the ISS as they circle the Earth. It's about the environment and the absurdity of politics and maybe a bit about humanity in general.

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I didn't love this. But it seems like it might be good for teens.

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This author is very funny. And sometimes gross. But she gives me perspective like at least I have some of my shit figured out.

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#ARC #Netgalley this one is from 2018. Don't judge. I will clean up some of my mess. #Goals

I love these Tiffany Aching books. This is the 5th and final book. The last book he ever wrote, actually. In this they do battle with the elves. I love the wee free men also.

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Super cute mystery/romance. This was a book club almost pick (we settled on something else). Not sure where my friend found this but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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If you like a good psychological thriller, definitely try this one. It's one of those books where it takes the entire story to figure out who's crazy, who's being gaslit, and who is actually in control of the situation.

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Pub date is 1/14/25
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This is an interesting look at data science and how it can be used and misused, based on your perspective. Fascinating. But not entirely surprising.

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Might have gotten pulled in here as well....

Found a new cutie for my collection.

I do quite enjoy this author. A former cop from Chicago moves to a small town in Ireland and gets himself involved in a local disappearance.

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This is the feedback model we use at work. Some people are better at it than others. There are tons of suggestions and I definitely recommend this. Especially if you're a people manager.

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This is the latest in the sentient robot trend. A robot girlfriend struggles with her owner who isn't very nice. But also what counts as personhood? Is it abuse if it's a robot? I would actually recommend this as a good book club pick.

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