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You’re right. I’m glad you loved Orbital. I thought it was beautifully written, even hypnotic, but I ended up wanting more from the story. That’s a whole other conversation! :) I still recommend it.

The Safekeep was one of my favorite books of last year. It was a well-deserved win for the Women's Prize for Fiction. I was disappointed it didn’t win the Booker.

This is Happiness by Niall Williams
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Dream State by Eric Puchner

I suspect it will become part of the modern dystopian canon.

A prescient read. I enjoyed it.

Link to article, please?

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no pressure Bills, it’s just that you’re America’s last and only hope in a terrible joyless world that would be made worse with another Chiefs super bowl

Over the last 2 weeks, Josh Allen has accounted for 855 total yards and 10 touchdowns--5 passing and 5 rushing.

That's just ridiculous.

I love this show. Hope you enjoy it as well.

Why choose?

I got a notification! Thanks!

The Vegetarian by Han Kang: It is a story distilled to a jaw-dropping potency. Grappling with human agency/autonomy and gender, Kang expertly delves into challenging social norms. It’s by turns beautiful and then brutal…but always vivid. It is odd and beautiful in its own way. #booksky 💙📚

Long-haired tan and black tabby cat perched on a blue ledge of a cat tree.

Long-haired, gray and black tabby, cat standing and looking straight at the camera from the inside of a cubby. There’s a gray blanket on the ground.

Bluesky, looking for a home for an adorable bonded brother and sister born in the same litter in Northern VA. Kitties are 16 MO and need a loving home. These are 2 super affectionate and adorable furballs. Help me amplify this message to find these little ones a home this holiday season.

I love this.

Very sweet :)

Beach Music is probably kinda more like chick lit so I get why you didn’t love it! My step-mom and I ate that book up, haha. I really loved North Woods. Such a unique story. If you ever get around to it, let me know. The other title, I Cheerfully Refuse is by a favorite author of mine—Leif Enger.

“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won” Mahatma Gandhi 💙✌🏻

Update: I ended up not loving it. Too long-winded in the geography, among other things. Oh well. It was okay.

Science is not a liberal conspiracy!

That’s wonderful. I love that!

This is on my TBR. I’ve heard great things.

Nice list. I’ve read and enjoyed each of these except “my grandmother told me…”.

Same here. All very supportive and kind. I nuked my twitter account because it was so toxic there.

I’ve had no negative experiences here, especially within the booksky community. Twitter became unbearable, sadly.

Repost your 5 fave reads of the year 📚💙

▪︎ North Woods by Daniel Mason
▪︎ The Overstory by Richard Powers
▪︎ Beach Music by Pat Conroy
▪︎ I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger
▪︎ Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy

#booksky

My first favorite book as an adult. Years later, Garp is still a top 10 for me.

This was a sweet book with pirate vibes — Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson