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vlwelser

vlwelser

Joined March 2017

In addition to my Litsy obsession, I also write reviews on a blog: https://vlwelser.wordpress.com and I ❤ Instagram: @vlwelser
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The Book Censor's Library | Bothayna Al-Essa
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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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Pink Slime: A Novel | Fernanda Tras
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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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Mehso-so

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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Hate Follow: A Novel | Erin Quinn-Kong
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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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Kairos: Roman | Jenny Erpenbeck
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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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Good Dirt | Charmaine Wilkerson
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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

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Voyage of the Damned | Frances White
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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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Hate Follow: A Novel | Erin Quinn-Kong
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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.

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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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Orbital | Samantha Harvey
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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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Tamra I really appreciated the long & slow view. 4w
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vlwelser @Suet624 signs point to yes. But it is really short. 4w
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vlwelser @Suet624 my crystal ball is broken. Or something. 1w
Suet624 I guess I have to find it now but it‘s hard to imagine it could be so much better than the other ones I read on the shortlist. 1w
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Bring Me Your Midnight | Rachel Griffin
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I didn't love this. But it seems like it might be good for teens.

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Meaty: Essays | Samantha Irby
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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

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The Shepherd's Crown | Terry Pratchett
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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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Nosy Neighbors | Freya Sampson
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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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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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The Strand on Columbus Avenue | New York, NY (Bookstore)
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Might have gotten pulled in here as well....

TheBookHippie I love it there. 💸💸💸 1mo
vlwelser @TheBookHippie I behaved. 1 book per bookstore only. Support the locals for sure. I didn't need books at all. 1mo
TheBookHippie @vlwelser I have lists. If not on list cannot buy 🤣🤣🤣 1mo
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Posman Books @ Chelsea Market | New York, NY (Bookstore)
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Found a new cutie for my collection.

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The Searcher | Tana French
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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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Annie Bot | Sierra Greer
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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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This is a cute basic mystery. This was my IRL book club pick for October.

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Shadow of the Fox | Julie Kagawa
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This is quite exciting. Most exciting is getting it off my Netgalley backlog.

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Where I End | Sophie White
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Finally settled on this. Horror set on a remote Irish Isle? Yes, please. That Nghi Vo also looks fab. I generally enjoy her books. This was difficult.

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AardvarkBookClub This book is one of the best horrors we‘ve ever read, great choice 😉 2mo
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This was interesting and I appreciate the perspective. Seems like I forgot to take a pic.... Whatever. Please feel free to enjoy this very riveting screenshot I boosted off Goodreads.

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This was very good even if I would edit out some of the romantic stuff.

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I enjoyed this quite a lot. My current manager lives in the same town in Maine where this takes place. Otherwise this would not have been front and center on my radar. I think I liked it more than the author's previous books. Historical fiction + murder mystery. Already recommended it to my aunt.

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BkClubCare I liked it HUGELY more than the other Lawhon book I‘ve read. #justsayin 2mo
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Mistress of Lies | K. M. Enright
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This was highly entertaining. I look forward to the next book in the series.

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Hendrix mixes horror with social issues in this latest book. Pregnant teens learn witchcraft to fend for themselves and each other. Definitely recommend.

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Pub date is 1/14/25
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The Safekeep | Yael van der Wouden
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I was convinced James would win the Booker. Then I read this....

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BarbaraBB It‘s so good! I am rooting for it to win the prize (though I also love Stone Yard Devotional) 2mo
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sarahbarnes I‘m almost done with this and feel the same way! 2mo
vlwelser @BarbaraBB Stone Yard Devotional doesn't seem to be available in the US until next month. I will keep an eye out for it. Your recs tend to align with my choices so I'm looking forward to it. 2mo
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Ghost Station | S.A. Barnes
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This is horror and sci-fi/fantasy all rolled in together. A psycho therapist joins a crew on a space mission and then everything goes awry. The Shining vibes for sure.

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julesG I just read your "a psycho therapist" with emphasis on "psycho" and was wondering how apt it actually is. ?? 2mo
vlwelser 😂 yes. Both. 2mo
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ReadingisMyPassion I read \“Dead Silence\“ by this author and really enjoyed it. 2mo
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Il nous restera a | Virginie Grimaldi
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This is one of my favorite authors. This doesn't seem to have an English title yet. It's something like that will remain with us. 3 lonely people end up cohabitating in an apartment in Paris. They all have their own set of obstacles. Your French word of the day is le teckel (the dachshund).

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IuliaC I like this author very much 2mo
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I don't know Fitzgerald well enough to know if this is a retelling or just inspired by Tender Is the Night. But it's very feminist and I liked it.

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Baby Teeth | Zoje Stage
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This book is so creepy. A 7yo non-verbal child basically spends this entire book trying to kill her mother so she can save daddy while the mother tries to deal with that and her own issues. It's fantastic.

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this is so old it would be embarrassing if I had any sense

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Wolfsong | T. J. Klune
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This author is so freaking fluffy. And I'm here for it. I loved all of the Twilight mocking.

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Porter Square Books | Cambridge, MA (Bookstore)
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I 💖 Chloe

Meshell1313 Sooo cool!! 2mo
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Vilest Things | Chloe Gong
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Diavola | Jennifer Thorne
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So creepy. I loved it.

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This has an appealing cover. The book, however, did not blow me away. A woman, an empath, "builds" a laundry to erase emotional stains.

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The Stationery Shop | Marjan Kamali
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I've been more interested in Middle Eastern lit for quite a while now. This one is set in Iran in the 1950s. Highly recommend.

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WorldsOkayestStepMom I loved this one! 2mo
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The Housemaid | Freida McFadden
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I didn't understand why this was so hard to find out in the wild. There were no digital copies. My bestie needed it for her book club. Somehow I ended up with 2 of them. So I guess I lost this round of chicken and actually read it. I approve. Read it. If you can find a copy.

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Wolfsong | T. J. Klune
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This should come with a warning label. May cause eye leakage. Refrain from using in public spaces.

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