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Hench (Hench, #1)
Natalie Zina Walschots
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Doddyaboutbooks commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
I believe I am currently in one and have no idea what caused it. Maybe I overdid it the past few months (if that’s even possible), or maybe I’m enjoying my current book so much I don’t want it to end. Or it could be a million other things. All I know is I have so many books I really want to read, but I keep reaching for my phone instead 🤬😤😠
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We Will Be Jaguars: A Memoir of My People
Nemonte Nenquimo
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So I'm a firm believer that while reading for fun and choosing books you know you'll probably like, reading to broaden our minds is super important (I DO have a degree in literature and teach middle school English, why do you ask?). Once we're grown up and out of school and no one makes us read anything at all anymore, nothing stops us from reading the same type of books.
(Some people don't read at all! Shocking, I know!)
So my question is this: How often do you choose a book because it's not what you normally read? And do you have an example of one where you surprised yourself by really enjoying it?
For me it was "Girls Against God" by Jenny Hval, which is much more creative nonfiction-y in writing style than I normally enjoy. It's also the wildest and most anarchic book I've ever read in my life, lol
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Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
Thomas Halliday
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"oh you were on tumblr, weren't you?"
books that feel like they were written by authors who spent most of their time on tumblr circa 2015. effervescent!
"what were YOU doing at the devil's sacrament?"
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Hi! Do you have reading buddies? Two weeks ago I visited my grandparents. We have this kind of tradition that when I stay over, we wake up around 6:30 and drink coffee together and talk about books. I never realized that it became “our thing”. Until now. If I remember correctly, around last year, my grandma saw the book I was reading and asked me about. And suddenly, we were borrowing each other's books. And soon enough, my grandad also joined! So, now, they are my reading buddies! I mean, it fits to call them that, right? That same weekend I stayed over, we went to a bookstore that we wanted to visit. We bought a Banana Yoshimoto book. Can’t wait to read it with them. My grandma has already finished, next is my grandad's turn… Also, I can't wait for this year's book fair in my city. It’s one of the biggest book fairs in the world! I am really excited! I will buy tons of books to read with my buddies (my grandparents). I believe it gets me excited, because not many people around my age still have both of their grandparents with them. I consider myself lucky. Having reading buddies is the be
Doddyaboutbooks commented on SeriousGoose's review of Don't Let the Forest In
What To Expect - - 'Don't Let The Forest In' is a YA botanical/psychological horror novel filled with angst and yearning. This story is painted with lyrical, evocative, and unsettling prose.
My Feelings - - I can't pinpoint exactly why I haven't rated this higher. I think it was how young it felt. I am so glad I read it and will definitely recommend it to others, it just wasn't aimed at me exactly (in my ripe old age at least, 14 year old me would have ate this up).
With an interesting and heart-wrenching (obsessive) dynamic between our two main characters, gorgeous writing, and a story I couldn't turn away from - I read this so quickly. It's dark and beautiful, and filled with so many raw feelings.
It felt like an unravelling; to reveal what's on the inside, and to then fall apart completely.
Recommendation - - This story, although dark, reads very 'edgy tumblr' - I felt that this was in a good way. If you like and regularly read YA fiction, and like the premise, this book is for you.
3.5 ⭐️ = good story, I'm so glad I read this
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