#beckisbookshelf

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Light to dark blue book aesthetic/wallpaper

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Hi. I ❤ your blog. As always. K Bye.

Thank you, Becki, you lovely person! I <3 your blog! (Bet you know that already!) (Also, your photography *heart eyes*)

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I had once had twenty bodies, twenty pairs of eyes, and hundreds of others that I could access if I needed or desired it. Now I could only see in one direction, could only see the vast expanse behind me if I turned my head and blinded myself to what was in front of me.

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

Becki challenged us to share a quote from our favourite book we read this year. I found this hard; first of all it meant picking a favourite, and then just one small part of it to share. Ancillary Justice is not the best book I have read this year, but of my favourites I’ve picked up this year, it is the book I think you are least likely to have read, and thus I recommend it. 

It is unusual. Told from two points on the timeline of an AI soldier (I don’t normally read sci-fi, so if that puts you off, it probably needn’t), it is an interesting story about identity and agency. Also the main character comes from a culture that doesn’t use gendered pronouns, so the gender of the various characters One-Esk encounters are rarely disclosed which I found fascinating and refreshing. It was different and really enjoyed reading it. Finding a quote that I thought would intrigue was difficult, but I found One-Esk’s transition from an I of many to an I of one really interesting so.

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@beckisbookshelf you’ve been missed!!

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beckisbookshelf said: Those have been on my tbr forever!

[casually pushes them towards you]

[drops them in your lap]

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How I feel when authors reblog my photos

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Mid-Year Book Freak Out!!

I was tagged by beckisbookshelf! Thanks Becki!

1. Best book you’ve read so far in 2015. Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie.

2. Best sequel you’ve read so far in 2015. The Cold Commands by Richard K Morgan.

3. New release you haven’t read yet, but want to. Seveneves by Neal Stephenson

4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year. Right now it’s the Guillermo Del Toro deluxe sketchbook. I’m sure that will change at some point.

5. Biggest disappointment.| A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab.

6. Biggest surprise. Zealot by Reza Aslan. What an interesting and cool book.

7. Favorite new author. (Debut or new to you.) Ann Leckie.

8. Newest fictional crush. Probably the Netflix version of Karen Page.

9. Newest favorite character. Lady kir-Archeth Indamaninarmal (from The Steel Remains, The Cold Commands, and The Dark Defiles by Richard K Morgan)

10. Book that made you cry. March Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell

11. Book that made you happy. Let’s Just Say It Wasn’t Pretty by Diane Keaton

12. Favorite book to film adaptation you saw this year. Fairly sure I haven’t seen one this year.

13. Favorite review you’ve written this year. This mini review of Southern Bastards by Jason Aaron and Jason Latour.

14. Most beautiful book you’ve bought so far this year (or received). The hardcover of A Hologram For the King by Dave Eggers.

15. What books do you need to read by the end of the year? Trollhunters by Guillermo Del Toro and Daniel Kraus; The Strain by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan; Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie; Natchez Burning by Greg Iles.

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19 and 29!

19:What 5 elements would your ideal book have?

Hmm, an ideal book. A kick ass female character, diversity, fantasy/sci-fi, plot twist and surprising but satisfying ending.. These are good elements and I need a book that has all of these!

29: A book that makes you feel comforted?

Matilda. For sure. I’m 8 years old again at my cabin rereading Matilda 5 times in the summer heat, every time I read it.

Send me a bookish number ask!