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a book published this year
The Network Effect by Martha Wells
The first full-length novel in The Murderbot Diaries series. This was my favorite reading find of 2020!
a book you can finish in a day
Beach Read by Emily Henry
A book about writers falling in love by a beach, titled playfully about beach reads and actually a great and fun one!
a book you’ve been meaning to read
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano by Olaudah Equiano
I haven’t read this book for more than a decade but I kept planning to revisit it to see if I wanted to keep it on my bookshelf. Considering all that happened in 2020, I’m glad I finally did. This is an autobiography by a man taken into slavery from Africa into America, his eventually release and his life as a sailor afterward around the world. What struck me most on this read was how hard it must have been for Olaudah to live within these systems of oppression. His emotional hardships really struck a chord with me.
a book recommended by your local librarian or bookseller
Bloody Mary Club No. 1
I bought this chapbook from a local bookseller in Mexico City. Fun read!
a book you should have read in school
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. Bogle
Things I wish we’d learned in school: how to be a conscientious voter, how to understand investing and financing, etc.
a book chosen for you by your spouse, partner, sibling, child or BFF
God, the Moon, and Other Megafauna by Kellie Wells
Recc’ed by my BFF. A delightful and imaginative collection of short stories that read more like poetry than prose even if they aren’t.
a book published before you were born
Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol
An important work in Russian literature—I finally read it. It’s very interesting. I don’t know if I liked it, but I’m glad I read it.
a book that was banned at some point
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Read it. Read it. Read it..
a book you abandoned
The Seas by Samantha Hunt
I just couldn’t get into this book despite the fact that I love this genre.
a book you own but have never read
The End of the Story by Lydia Davis
I did a massive bookshelf cleaning, and this is one of the books I finally admitted I’d never get around to reading.
a book that intimidates you
Esperanza Renace by Pam Muñoz Ryan
I challenged myself to read in Spanish, and I’m so glad I did. This was beautiful. I cried quite a bit at the end.
a book you’ve already read at least one.
Amanda Quick romance novels
Mysteries with some romance. I love those.
Author’s Note: This was one of those memes I found on Tumblr or Facebook back in the early 2010s. I think I’ll do it for this year next post!