being 22 is CRAZY bc my coworkers are fully formed human beings who talk about planning vacations to greece and workout daily and discuss things like home decor and the highlight of my morning was having enough time to make a tapioca tuna melt (that i ate standing up while sipping on an energy drink) before rushing to work
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thank you for the tag @melaschnie (i'm so sorry this took me ages!!)
are there any books you started this year that you need to finish?
i'm gonna say no! i had a book on hold at the library that was originally due this year but is now suspended until i have the time to pick it up (ily libby)
do you have an autumnal book to transition into the end of the year?
nope, not really into seasonal books (plus, it's currently spring for me so...)
is there a new release you're still waiting for?
it's technically out already but i cannot WAIT to get my hands on a copy of "heap earth upon it" by chloe michelle howarth!!
what are three books you want to read before the end of the year?
"giovanni's room" by james baldwin, "bluets" by maggie nelson and "atmosphere" by taylor jenkins reid
what trends have you noticed in your reading this year?
i read a lot when i'm stressed and Boy Have I Been Stressed. serious answer though: poetry!! and memoirs! and most of my reads have been physical which hadn't happened in a hot minute
how do you feel about your reading goals? anything you want to change, adjust, or abandon?
i originally lowballed my reading goal for this year because i had antecipated reading less between my new job and bar exam prep but then i went and totally demolished that so idk! feel pretty good about it while still having no idea how i did that
have you already started making reading plans for next year?
yes and no? i started a very casual book club with one of my best friends a couple months ago and it seems we'll be taking that into next year so, there is book club! as far as personal plans go, not really. i'm not really a planner, i normally read whatever i feel like reading (with the occasional reread with a friend if the opportunity arises of course)
i'm tagging @the---hermit @themidnightmayor @beziehungsstatuspizza and whoever else wants to do this :)
hey quick PSA but âreading before bed to wind downâ only works if youâre normal about books btw. if you arenât you are going to end up awake at 2:52am after finishing the whole book just trust me on this one
one thing about lawyers is they will corner you in the office kitchen and say, in the sweetest voice: âheyy! so how are your deadlines for this week?â
another weekend morning struggling with grad school essays in my favorite coffeeshop!
work this week was a mix of successes and failures, as usual â on monday i'll start trying to express my protein of interest, but i'm not expecting it to work on the first try.
the amount of work experience i have from having interned full time since my pretty much 1L is immeasurable and i wouldnât trade it for a thing but man is it exhausting. whenever i have a break from uni i am reminded of how much i love my job and my career and the thing i donât like is having 12h days for months on end with virtually no breaks
best book you have read so far in 2025
"i who have never known men" by jacqueline harpman
best sequel you have read so far in 2025
no sequels for me yet!
new release you haven't read yet but want to
okay technicaly not a new release but "the wedding people" by alison espach because of how enthusiastically a friend recommended it to me earlier this year
most anticipated release for the second half of the year
the paperback version of "we used to live here". i don't usually buy hardcovers unless i'm collecting and i've been waiting for the paperback to drop so i could get it lol
biggest disappointment
"days of abandonment" by elena ferante. i just wish i liked it more (her writing remains flawless, as always, but the characters didnât do it for me this time)
biggest surprise
"the bell jar" by sylvia plath, i was not expecting to like it so much
new favourite author (debut or new to you)
joan didion!!!!
newest fictional crush
is it cheating if i say eleanor from "shifting gears" by jazz forrester?
newest favourite character
the unamed narrator in "i who have never known men"
book that made you cry
"the year of magical thinking" by joan didion
book that made you happy
"something to talk about" by meryl wilsner. mostly because i enjoy seeing people live my dream
favourite book to film adaptation
haven't seen one this year yet
most beautiful book you have bought this year so far
illustrated edition of "the bell jar" for sure!!
what books you need to read before the end of the year?
my tbr pile is 83 books long. what don't i need to read? but for the sake of not being a smartass, let's go with "after sappho" by selby wynn schwartz
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