pickVol. 3 went a bit too meta for my taste, but, you guys.
This book. This fucking book. If you haven't read this series (and if your sensibilities aren't too delicate- let's be real, these books are filthy) go read it right now. #recommendsday #highbrowlit
When the new volume of Sex Criminals is finally available at the library but your mom is in town and staying in your apartment.... 😁 #highbrowlit
I'm not entirely sure what I just read. But I think I liked it?
No wonder the library doesn't have this one. Look at all that stuff!
Holy Hard Sci-Fi, Batman! I like space, and I like science. But I just can't with this one.
Ugh, I cannot wait to see this show. Is it 2018 yet?!
June Recap: Just this. one. book. My life has been taken over by work and dancing. At least it was a good one!
When you don't have a yoga block, but happen to have a Matterhorn hardcover....
A Little Life remains the only book that has ever made me cry. So when I heard @rebeccaschinsky say it was the first book to make her cry since Matterhorn, I decided to challenge my frigid robot heart. Bring on the tears!
This one is keeping me company on a night shift. A lot of people have recommended it, but I'll go ahead and attribute it to @Liberty because, let's be honest, she influences most of what I read.
I don't understand why, when your family throws you a birthday party and gives you books as gifts, it's considered rude to immediately ignore everyone and begin reading?
pickThis book documents the fact-checking process of an essay by John D'Agata. John's defense for his wording reminds me of O'Brien's argument in The Things They Carried that facts are more true when embellished just enough to elicit the appropriate emotional response. Super interesting read.
Here's to the Expanse series for being so diverse! And to howtopronounce.com for helping with names like Supitayaporn, Praxidike, and Avasarala. I got Miller all on my own though--no assistance necessary. 😎
so-soClearly I would make a terrible Pulitzer picker. Also, I will never be on board with the stylistic choice to drop quotation marks. The divide between speech and narration is clear, but still. We are not animals; we live in a society!
so-soI enjoyed this, but was somewhat underwhelmed considering all its praise. HOWEVER. As an audiobook, this was excellently produced. I struggle to focus with audio, but these narrators pulled me into the story so well that I forgot everything else...like what I was supposed to be doing at work. Oops.
Picked up a small slice of Vietnam at the library today! Well, a 1000+ page slice.
Picked this up as a recc from @mkindness Only one story in and I'm already ordering her next book. Need more Sparks!
pickA fantastic space opera with mystery, politics, and realistic physics! Though it could also pass as a collection of short stories about the many truly terrifying ways to die in space.
A bit confused by the TV casting of Ade, a character described as having a "thick Nigerian accent" and with a distinctly Nigerian name.
My first Mary Doria Russell is also her lowest rated on GoodReads. If this is her 'worst,' I'm excited for more Russell!
Stumbled upon my new favorite Little Free Library today.
so-soI will give Murakami the benefit of the doubt and say this book was probably better in the original Japanese. Awkward sexual translations abound!
