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House of Frank
Kay Synclaire
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The Keeper of Lonely Spirits
E.M. Anderson
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House of Frank
Kay Synclaire
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I feel like nothing has really happened so far. There's nothing to hook me in this story, I hope it gets better, cause I already bought the second book and I don't want it to just sit unread
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The Fall of Roe: The Rise of a New America
Elizabeth Dias
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I absolutely understand why classics have a reputation of being intimidating (or sometimes boring), but lots of these books are considered classics and literary staples for a reason -- because even hundreds of years after their publishing, we can still sooo deeply relate to the feelings and experiences of the characters and their circumstances. I think classics are worth reading for that reason, if nothing else. They have a way of making you feel intimately connected with the human experience, and they serve as reminders that nothing you are feeling or going through is new. Humans are the same across geography and time. I always feel less lonely/existential after reading a good classic 📚❤️
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lunarnaut completed their yearly reading goal of 120 books!







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So, we all have great books that we read and recommend. Then there are those that simply live in our head , do not pay us any rent for the valuable real-estate and we just let them thrive .
I consider those as my books that finished me I did not finish them. I'll go first, most recently it has been the When Among Crows by Veronica Roth series for me. Especially the epilogue of the second book.
It was a small, deadly weapon. Let me know what's yours 😸
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Do other people carry a 'in case of emergency' book with them? I have a copy of Cormac McCarthy's The Road in my glovebox in case I get stuck somewhere unexpected & don't have my current read with me 😊
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So I think everybody had that one book - that everyone else loved and you just didn't get a hype.
For me it's Invisible life of Addie LaRue. I'm stuck in the middle. Don't get me wrong, it's beautifully written. And I like the author. The concept itself was interesting too. But I felt like which each time skip I was more tired of reading it. And I just wasn't invested either with story or characters.
So I'm curious - what are your book that everyone love and recommend but it didn't win you heart?
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Okay, let's start a game! The rules are pretty simple:
EXAMPLE: ((User crypt-glitch comments on this post)) Oh! I would steal The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw from you because I LOVE mermaids!! ((User UltraVi replies to crypt-glitch's comment)) I would absolutely steal Earthlings by Sayaka Murata bc I think the hedgehog on the front is a cutie. ((User crypt-glitch then responds to UltraVi)) That's such a good book! I would steal Malice by Heather Walter from you because what's better than a sapphic fairytale retelling???
Okay, cool. Let me know if you have any questions and I will try to respond to every single comment so absolutely no one is left out (but feel free to respond to everyone on the thread!)