surely that didn’t just happen??

hiii everyone! I just finished this book by Jacqueline Harpman and it kept me hooked which hadn't happened to me for a long time so now I want to read more books like that. I loved Never Let Me Go, The Handmaid's Tale previously so I think its the same genre (idk what this genre is called). So I am looking for books that focus on all or few of these topics/themes: female protagonists (ideally), speculative fiction, dystopian, searching for humanity in inhumane places, makes me question life and existence and the meaning of it all (and not necessarily in a bad way though I dont mind stories of despair either) No series and no YA books.

Sometimes I'm in the mood for a good cry. I think the last book that made me cry was A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman, which I was not expecting. I'm currently reading Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner, and I already know there will be tears.

I thought it would be kind of fun to see where in the world people are, and then folks can make friends with people from the same countries/ares (if they way, not pressure obviously). I'll go first. I'm Canadian, and more specifically I am in British Columbia (Vancouver Island if you want to get fancy). Try to find your country and join that thread! Everyone else?

Whenever I'm reading a book - any book - I feel like I'm living a different life (as we all do) but being a Palestinian, and especially a Palestinian with an Isr*li citizenship, reading this book plunges me back to reality. Every terrible aspect discussed of the occupation makes me feel like I'm not actually reading a fiction book, I feel like I'm reading the news🫠 I appreciate being seen but by God it hurts😭

This book was published in 1995 why is this suddenly so popular, I thought this was a recent publication. 60 pages in and its quite interesting. The prose is simple which I am not enjoying a lot but the character and plot are intriguing enough to keep me reading more

Hiii! So I am looking for podcasts or youtube channels that go into literary analysis. I want to read the text before diving into its commentary so figured any podcasts or channels that discuss short stories could work? ( bec i dont have the time to read longer texts before watching their videos and I want to improve my close reading skills) Please lmk if you know any 🎀✨️

Okay so I really want to get to know y'all! So I thought why not ask you guys a few questions! My username is bluehairedboy. Which is ironic because I don't have blue hair nor am I a boy. I'm genderqueer. If you wanted to visualise my gender, draw a straight line between man and woman and I'm a dot on the outside but towards the woman side. I'm biologically female for all those who'd be like "but what are you REALLY?" ☠️ Blue haired boy is actually a name of a song I like a lot. It's very cute and it's about a small crush the singer has on a blue haired boy. It's a very feel good song. And a book that really represents me; well there are three — If you could see the sun by Ann liang, the passion project by London sperry, and Welcome to the Hyunam dong bookshop. These books represent my past, present, and hopefully, future. I was an academic machine, I AM someone who's an emotional mess in therapy, and hopefully, one day I'll be content and satisfied with my life as it is! So what's the story behind YOUR username and what's a book that represents YOU?

Okay so I really want to get to know y'all! So I thought why not ask you guys a few questions! My username is bluehairedboy. Which is ironic because I don't have blue hair nor am I a boy. I'm genderqueer. If you wanted to visualise my gender, draw a straight line between man and woman and I'm a dot on the outside but towards the woman side. I'm biologically female for all those who'd be like "but what are you REALLY?" ☠️ Blue haired boy is actually a name of a song I like a lot. It's very cute and it's about a small crush the singer has on a blue haired boy. It's a very feel good song. And a book that really represents me; well there are three — If you could see the sun by Ann liang, the passion project by London sperry, and Welcome to the Hyunam dong bookshop. These books represent my past, present, and hopefully, future. I was an academic machine, I AM someone who's an emotional mess in therapy, and hopefully, one day I'll be content and satisfied with my life as it is! So what's the story behind YOUR username and what's a book that represents YOU?