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weekend reading vlog | october 2023

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book haul | of course she's a figure skater

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how's the top ten bottom five looking?

 It's been a while since I've done one of these. For the first few months of the year I was good about doing them every month, but, uh, that fell off, and I've read a number of books, and so--let's talk about it. This does count re-reads.  TOP TEN BOOKS SO FAR 10. Goodnight Punpun 1 by Inio Asano A manga made it onto the top ten? Hot damn. 9. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson My first full-length Jackson and it was stellar! 8. The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly A tragedy, really. Very good. 7. The Sunshine Court by Nora Sakavic At the end of the day I AM AFTG trash. And I'm Jean trash. So. 6. The American by Henry James This one did truly surprise me; I've read James before and he's always been FINE but he's never impressed me like this. Good times. 5. And Then They Were gone by Judy Bebelaar Nonfiction! Jonestown! So sad! 4. The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead As of right now, this is the highest up non-reread and it's look

wrap-up | accepting my inherent pretension as a former english major

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