I’ve been borrowing a ridiculous amount of books from the library considering how many books I have and continue to get at home. But!, I am nothing if not horribly unrealistic about my reading speed, so let’s do this.
Library Books
Seed by Ania Ahlborn
- Loved it
- Good old-fashioned demon story
- Things go VERY BAD VERY FAST but honestly, it’s perfect and super tragic and fucked up
- Demons don’t fuck around, y’all
Final thoughts
- Definitely checking out her other books
The Princess and the Pony by Kate Beaton
- Super cute
- My precious warrior child
- Diverse bodies and warriors, double A+
Final thoughts
- Adorable, do recommend
Crazy Is My Superpower by AJ Mendez Brooks
- Never heard of her before, but incredibly interesting
- Very easy read, like a conversation
- omg fellow bipolar pal, what a good
- Sometimes heavy, but always with an undercurrent of humor
Final thoughts
- Learned so much about wrestling, well done
- Very worthwhile read
Snowblind by Christopher Golden
- Loved Ararat, so checked this out
- A little disappointed
- Cool premise, but kinda saw twists coming
- Ice demons and ghost possession, A+
Final thoughts
- ngl, I skimmed the end
- Enjoyable if you’re not me
extreme genre-savvy
The Dinner by Herman Koch
- Super fucked up
KindaPretty racist, guess who dies- Psychologically interesting watching people justify themselves
- YOU’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO RELATE TO THEM, HOLY SHIT, REVIEWERS
Final thoughts
- Why do men have deep thoughts when peeing?
- Nobody should be that fascinated by their penis, c’mon
- Have others of his books, but wouldn’t reread this
The Party by Robyn Harding
- Tried so much to be a different type of novel
- P good at showing rich people’s lives/justifications/faux problems
- Ending kinda fell flat
Final thoughts
- Not particularly moved to check out her other books
- Needed more murder or comeuppance
Own Books
The Boy in the Earth by Fuminori Nakamura
- Psychological mysterious thought-wandering
- That’s not a criticism
- I genuinely liked the book
- Slow-paced, which helped follow the flow
- Way more satisfying than White psych-novels
Final thoughts
- Very glad to own this, will definitely reread
One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus
- It’s Cruel Is The Night but with teenagers and less death
- Great twisty mystery with solid characters
- My baby queer child
- Everybody grows so much and they’re all good people
- Fantastic dénouement
Final thoughts
- omg so good, everybody read it and gush with me
Approaching Ice; Interpretive Work; Once Removed by Elizabeth Bradfield
- Three solid collections of poetry
- Nature-filled and super queer
- Approaching Ice is historical about the Arctic expeditions
- Romance and living together and relationships and nature and ugh
Final thoughts
- Poetry I genuinely like, well done, A+
The Sybil by Pär Lagerkvist
- Philosophical novel about god/God
- Like a fucking religious experience oh my god
- This is the cover of the book I have, jesus fuck
- I mean, look at that, omg
- Fucking staring into your soul, jfc
Final thoughts
- Read it in one sitting from about 10-1 in the morning and lose your gd mind
Current Library Books
I have, checked out for me:
- Ring by Koji Suzuki– Working way through, on first renewal
- Ophelia by Lisa Klein–Retelling of Hamlet from Ophelia’s POV
- Summer House With Swimming Pool by Herman Koch–Likely similar to The Dinner
- Grief Cottage by Gail Godwin–New ghost story that my body is so ready for
- Goodnight, Sweet Prince by David Dickinson–First in a series of Victoriana mysteries
- The Grim Sleeper by Christine Pelisek–True crime about LA serial killer
- Rag Doll by Daniel Cole–Murder mystery I found legit two days after I thought of the plot
After this, I really need to start reading the books I own, especially since I have Magpie Murders to read.
