I've been really interested in reading Monsters for a while because, like you said, I'm not really aware of another book that deals with the subject. I've gone through some mental work to determine how I feel about certain celebrities and their work, but I'm just curious if the book can change or affirm my thoughts. I've been reading several books at the same time for the last few weeks. As a mood reader, it helps that I've got a fairly rigid rotation that keeps me from feeling the "next book FOMO" as I like to call it. I'm generally reading all of the books I want to be reading right now until I finish one or more of them and have to replace them in the rotation. Right now, I'm reading: Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson (long, drawn-out fantasy slot) The Mist by Stephen King (book I'm not as excited about reading, but still interested enough to try) Jade City by Fonda Lee (book club read) The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang (fast-paced fiction slot) Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons by Ben Riggs (nonfictions slot, usually history or biography) I'll be wrapping up Poppy War, Slaying the Dragon, and The Mist pretty soon, so I'll need to fill those slots up in the next week or so.
You're just getting to the best part of Trust! That was my favorite new book from 2022; I'm so happy to see it getting all the love and positive press. I was a fan of Hernan Diaz from In the Distance, which I think you'd enjoy too. An iconic writer of our time 🤩
@@MauveASMR Nice! I'm interested to hear your take on The Details. I study Swedish but hadn't heard of this one, so I will definitely be checking it out! Btw, what's your review of Y/N? I remember you bringing it up on the channel. I went in thinking I'd love it and... somehow it didn't do it for me. Curious if you feel the same or otherwise! Just finished that one and starting When Women Kill, which so far is excellent and I think would be up your alley. The Spanish title is Las Homicidas.
3/4 done with The Details and I'm really really really loving it. Would definitely pick it up, if you're into Cusk or The Copenhagen Trilogy, or anything like that. As for Y/N, like you, I was disappointed. I felt like it lost momentum / fell apart at the end; it continued to get weirder (a plus) but imo the weirdness was not meaningful or meaning-making, if that makes sense. Instead of growing more expansive / complex / thoughtful, it got bigger (but not more expansive) and totally flattened out. So yeah I didn't think it was god awful but I definitely wouldn't recommend @@justrichelle
These all sound like interesting reads! I also like to have multiple books going at once. But typically I have a physical book and an audiobook going at the same time! Right now I’m reading “Wild and Distant Seas” by Tara Kate Roberts (it’s a multigenerational tale set in the Moby Dick universe haha!) And listening to the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (again❤)
I thought Monsters was…. Okay? Makes some good points and breaks down some ideas in a personal way like you said but Dederer just bothers me as a person expressed through her writing lol. Heavy on the rich white liberal woman vibes. I want to check out The Details! Placing a hold on Tarot for Change as well. I love slim novels and novellas as well 🫶🫶
these look great, especially interested to check out tarot for change! i've been reading martyr! by kaveh akbar and it is so incredible so far, his writing is so evocative and beautiful -- wld definitely recommend!!
I know this is a VERY controversial topic in the book world but does anyone else break the spine of their books? I feel like I physically cannot read until I break the spine😂
Thank you for the recommendations! Great as always. My next read is a re-read of a Muriel Spark novel, 'The Driver's Seat'. I really recommend Spark if you've not tried her books yet: Driver's Seat and the Prime of Miss Jean Brodie are my faves! :)
