I have a new system. I now have a system of several queues.
10 books, each have its own place.
Recommendation from mother: James Hadley Chase
Recommendation from 🐍: Ancillary Justice
Recommendation from 🐦: The Chronicles of Amber
Recommendation from queer bookstore worker: At Dark, I Become Loathsome
Book my coworker/friend lent me: Tales from the City
Book for my readalong: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Books I really want to read: 'This Is How You Lose the Time War' (completed today) and 'Freaky Folklore'
Queer bookstore purchase: 'Concerning My Daughter' (yes, I have enough books specifically from queer bookstore that it's deserve its own queue)
Book I have to finish*: Remarkably Bright Creatures
* - because I already started it months ago
And now, what happened this month (it's all related to books).
I accidentally found out another way to have a blind date with a book. I talked with the seller in a small bookstore. Last month when I bought "The Haar" by David Sodergren, he said "oh, it's so good". We talked, and I learned he likes horror genre. I like horror, too. I liked "The Haar" a lot. Which means our tastes might be similar. So I asked him to recommend me a horror book last Saturday. His first option was one I already have (and it made me more sure about his taste), so next he gave me the book I never heard about. And he quickly told the synopsis. He looked excited about this one (his eyes were so lively and bright when he talked about it, like he waited for the day he can talk about it), so I bought the book without checking its rating. It's "Hawk Mountain" by Conner Habib. And if I like this one, I'm curious what else he can recommend (I won't go to this store until I finish 3 books).
I also really inspired someone to read. Another colleague of mine (and now a friend) became interested in reading when she saw me reading 'Walking Practice'. She was so intrigued that she bought it and read it. Before that, she hadn't really read fiction. And this month she managed to read another book, and will soon start a second one. She's going to lend me 'Make Me a Monster', which she really liked. And I'll lend her 'The Haar' and 'This Is How You Lose the Time War'. Because books aren't cheap, and it's just that I'm a spendthrift who buys so actively (I have enough money for groceries and other important things, everything is ok). I suggested exchanging/lending books because it's cheaper this way. You can always buy it later if you want to add a book to your personal collection. And this way I can introduce her to my favorites without pushing her to spend money. Before talking about the library, we are in the Netherlands, and I'm more than sure that most of the books in the nearby libraries are in Dutch. I don't speak the language well enough to read books on it. I told her not to dog-earing my books cause it's important to me. And she said: Of course, it's good what you told me, I'll find some kind of paper then cause I usually dog-ear my books.
I'll give her some bookmarks. I have free bookmarks from Stumpel. They're with adds, but anything will do.
Wish me luck in book lending. Let's hope I don't make a mistake by trusting people with my things. I hope I will feel calm knowing my books are not home (I am very particular about things that are mine). But some part of me believes I'm doing the right thing by sharing.
I finished it today. I'm still processing it. However, the facts speak for themselves. The poetry of its style (not usually my thing) makes me think of my partners, and I couldn't put it down; I read it in a record-breaking four days.
I want to re-read it when my English becomes better.
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