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Looking for something to read in 2025?
Over 200 authors, critics, editors, and diehard readers came together to vote on their favorite literature by transfemme authors of 2024.
There's even a Tumblr-specific short story in there -- The V*mpire-- which I've been told is... extremely realistic for those of us who were in queer discourse 10-15 years ago. I haven't been in a headspace for it, but.
"Her heart did whisper that he had done it for her."
11, 12, 16 :)
11. What was your favorite book that has been out for a while, but you just now read?
Honestly most of what I read fits in this category because I really don't read a lot of new stuff. The one that jumps to mind immediately is Beth Allison Barr's The Making of Biblical Womanhood. I've been wanting to get my hands on it since it came out and I finally got around to it this year!
12. Any books that disappointed you?
Frankly, a number of books disappointed me this year. I think as I read more and more, I get pickier. Usually they don't hit me with any kind of weight behind the disappointment because I know my taste is a bit... eclectic, I guess? (I want to say refined but boy does that sound pretentious.) That said, I've got to give it to the entire Red Rising Saga by Pierce Brown. The first book was okay with room for improvement, but then the series 1) never improved and 2) got way worse. And not in a fun way, just in a boring way. I had a friend recommend this series incredibly strongly—a friend whose taste in novels I generally trust—and it really let me down. I also haven't read YA in ages and these books reminded me why I quit the genre.
16. What is the most over-hyped book you read this year?
Definitely The Alchemist by Paul Coelho. I've seen it on so many "best books of all time" or "read before you die" lists and I really went in with high expectations. I can really see how the content might be motivational/helpful for some people, but I really just found it extremely trite. I get what the author was trying to do, but it definitely did not land with me. Maybe I'm just too much of a cynic.
its like i know im going to sob when i go on reginald shepherd's (obviously defunct) blog but i go on there anyway and then i read the posts robert philen posted for him postmortem with his last two poems and i do i just cry and cry and cry
25th April 2020
All the books I’ve read since quarantine started (aside from the Garcia Marquez which my currently reading).
Used to be that kid that was always reading something (especially when in boring classes). As I’ve gotten older and the workload more intense, I don’t seem to have as much time for it anymore, so this is nothing short of a miracle.
A tiktok for all my reader friends
Reminder from Godzilla-Reads...
If you don’t like a book, don’t read it.
If you don’t like classics, don’t read them.
If you don’t like YA’s, don’t read them.
You’re wasting your time reading a book you don’t like.
If you like fanfiction, READ IT.
If you like classics, READ THEM.
If you like cheesy romance novels, YOU READ THAT.
Never be ashamed of what you do or don’t read.
Read for yourself, not others.
