PrebioticMystery
call me Jay (they/he) ✨📚✨ from the 1900s ✨📚✨ queer as hell and also a big fan of that Jesus dude 🏳️🌈🕊️🏳️⚧️
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What a compelling historical fiction/fantasy — the world was rich and immersive, and the characters all felt like real people. This book felt like longing personified, a multifaceted dissection of individual yearning and of identity within that yearning. The story was dynamic and heartfelt, full of all kinds of tragedy and wit, and it left me not knowing exactly how it was going to end until the last few pages (or minutes, in my case).
For audiobook listeners: it was a bit hard for me to tell the difference between some of the POVs at first, but I was able to pretty quickly catch on to the subtle differences the narrator used in tone/voice. Besides that, the narrator did an amazing job!!
Hi, friends! I’m not super knowledgeable about astrology (I know the basics and have done sporadic research here and there, lol), but I love the idea of assigning zodiac signs to things, especially books. I’m actually working on making some lists in regard to this topic, but I was curious:
If you had to assign your current read(s) a zodiac/astrology sign, what would it be? (bonus points if you want to explain why)
For example, right now I’m reading The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo — I’m a little less than half way through, and to me the book has Aries/Scorpio vibes. And here are the signs I’ve assigned to other books I’ve read so far this year:
- Gemini: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
- Cancer: Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
- Leo: Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen
- Capricorn: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
- Aquarius: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
A lot of my decision is based on the MC’s personality, but tone/mood/themes/etc are factored in as well. I’d love to know what astrology sign you all would give to the book(s) you’re reading!
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PrebioticMystery commented...
someday, I will be better about keeping track of my Libby audiobook loan times. today is not that day 🥲