#read2023

[breath-of-fresh-eyre]

Book: Feed (Newsflesh #1)

Author: Mira Grant

Dates: Apr 2023 (finished ~3 days later)

Reread? Yes

Recommended By: Ananana, as being her favorite book

Notes: I don't think there's a single post-apocalypse book I like better. What if we survived the zombie outbreak? How did it change us? I love that you think it's a zombie book but it's, like, journalism and political thriller? With zombies.

[breath-of-fresh-eyre]

BOOK: Transmetropolitan

Author: Warren Ellis

Dates: March '23 - March '23

(maybe fourth or fifth reread, maybe more)

Recommended By: ...Puppy? I know ExHusband loved them too, but I think initial exposure was from Puppy. Most of my comics were

Notes: I love these comics. They probably fall under that header of "If you dig it, cool. If it's your FAVORITE, 😬" because this is a Very Flawed Character but it's easy to revel in that. They were UNCOMFY to read with Trump in office.

[rijanjks-blog]

(via Best Books of 2023! @LBroday @StaciTroilo @Virgilante @SueColetta1 @FionaTarr @DLFinnAuthor @bakeandwrite @m_morganauthor @CaroFrostWrites) My top best reads for 2023! 

[poetlcs]

tagged: @jeanmoreaux

tagging: @astravrs @kahans & @ravencycle !! + everyone who would like to do it, please tag me I would LOVE to see some faves lists

I was gonna do some honourable mentions but decided against it, as I felt these were the books that really stuck with me the most. I had a bit of a meh reading year, reading a lot of books I thought were okay, but when thinking on the year these ones really do stand out as having some sort of lasting impact.

[breath-of-fresh-eyre]

Nora Roberts does excellent sex scenes, right? God knows she's done enough of them. I tend to skip or skim the myriad ones in her "In Death" series, but sometimes I catch a bit that just, like... doesn't go. Just like a weird bit of grammar can pull you out of your reading flow, I caught this bit in my skim and my visualizations did a record scratch

The problem is in the pluralization of "hands". They've been rolling around just previous to this, and there's a pretty clear indication of missionary position. So my brain's doing this "hang on I want to figure this out" refusal to move on and flipping through the possibilities of how he's not doing some bujangasana hoverboard shit

Like if he shifted to one hand and lifted her hips with the other, makes sense. Otherwise "he shifted" is gonna have to cover him, like, strugglebussing around to get his knees under him -though he'd have to be lifting her hips REALLY high to still get the "long hard strokes." Or scootching them both down until he can stand at the edge of the bed, if it's high enough to accommodate his long legs (which hasn't been much mentioned before)

It's really not important but it's definitely one of those "I think the author lost track for a bit" moments

[radiusofcirc]

Such a fun read. Devouring it, can't wait to read the others that continue the story.

[kathryninthelibrary]

(Book 29) It's definitely not necessary to read all of them, but it was fun. Shakespeare went through some MOODS, all of which appear to be well documented in 154 sonnets. I’ve included some of my favorites, including a particularly funny one for your enjoyment. #read #read2023 #readersofinstagram #shakespeare #poetry https://www.instagram.com/p/CqWSamBvBwL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[kathryninthelibrary]

(Book 28) Beartown by Fredrik Backman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 This one really got to me. It took me forever to read this one, but it was worth it. In a word, this book is heavy. The subject matter is heavy. The writing is excellent, but heavy. The characters come burdened with so much baggage you can almost feel the weight on your own shoulders. It took me almost two months to read this book, and it might take the rest of the year to process it. Backman is a fantastic author. He creates engrossing settings and vivid characters. He includes profound thoughts on almost every page, using the lives of everyday people to examine the human experience on a deeper, thought-provoking level than one would normally attribute to small towns and sports teams. When I say heavy, I mean heavy. Each chapter will give you your own little existential crisis. I didn't give this five stars because of language and some content, but mostly I didn't because it's made me terrified of having teenagers. However, I was deeply moved by this book and will probably read it again in a few years. I would give some trigger warnings (there are plenty), but I think that would defeat the purpose of the book. #read #read2023 #readersofinstagram #fiction #modernliterature #sweden https://www.instagram.com/p/CqLtUy5vT1E/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=