Hannah, I love watching you, a person who doesn't rank and rate books, getting stressed trying to rank and score books!!! I don't know why you do it to yourself, but it's very funny!! I thought that Poor Things and I Who Have Never Known Men would've been higher! I've only read 12 books so far this year but I have quite an eclectic top 5: Ruby Hastings Writes Her Own Story by Rachel Charlton-Dailey Hiding Him by Adam Hattan Adventures Across Space and Time: A Doctor Who Reader edited by Paul Booth, Matt Hills, Joy Piedmont and Tansy Rayner-Roberts Dallergut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee Keedie by Elle McNicoll I'm hoping to read a lot more in the second half of the year and I read across most genres so I bet there'll be a few more literary picks in my top 10 by the end of the year!
@@rebeccafarren I know I know, I can't decide if it's a fun experiment to get me out of my comfort zone, or if I'm actually just torturing myself?? I know, I was slightly surprised too. I think some of the more quiet books have snuck up on me this year. Ok, this is an incredibly eclectic mix of books, most of which I've never heard of but will definitely be looking into. I've heard great things about Elle McNicoll!
@@hannahlosttheplot Yesss, I think everyone should read A Kind of Spark and Keedie, even if you're not a middle grade reader usually, as the autistic rep for women and girls is so fantastic!
Oh, nice! I've heard great things about that one. I have Bel Canto on my shelf which from what I can gather is VERY different in tone to Tom Lake, so it'll be interesting to see how that compares!
Expectations, had expected employees and poor thing higher and in the top 10. Although I have read neither... Yet For me I have a top 2 for the first half of the year, minor detail and the blue book of Nebo. Saying that I've read 2 in August that I also loved, but that will be saved for the best books for the year
