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dev @ailurosapphic.bsky.social · 6d

I love the kind of yearning that’s written into Hazelthorn.

🌈📚

dev @ailurosapphic.bsky.social · 13d

Ngl I knew compound fracture was gonna be an emotional one just from the author’s note at the beginning, but chapters 5 and 6 are rough.

dev @ailurosapphic.bsky.social · 13d

Anyway if you actually read through all of that then congrats! Read diverse books! Don’t let them take that from you!

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dev @ailurosapphic.bsky.social · 13d

3. And I don’t want to forget all of those graphic novels in there. They were important in helping me build back up my reading habits at the start. I made a goal this year to get back into reading them because they’re a valuable part of shaping a reader.

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dev @ailurosapphic.bsky.social · 13d

2. If I had never tried audiobooks, my numbers would be lower. I found out that audiobooks work well for me, and they’re an incredibly important part of the book community. They make books accessible.

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dev @ailurosapphic.bsky.social · 13d

1. Diverse books help encourage reading. The number might never have gone up if I hadn’t realized that queer people could be main characters in books. And not just tucking a few diverse books in amongst the rest of things. Having enough that they’re visible is important.

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dev @ailurosapphic.bsky.social · 13d

So my total (non-graphic novel) book counts looked like this:

0 - 2 - 9 - 3 - 2 - 11 - 19 - 76 - and then currently 83.

So what’s the point in looking at all of these numbers? What do they mean?

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dev @ailurosapphic.bsky.social · 13d

Now it’s 2025, and my goal is to read 100 books this year. And how am I doing with that? I finished book 85 today! And there’s been 2 graphic novels in that total.

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dev @ailurosapphic.bsky.social · 13d

In 2024, I hit a new high that really inspires me to keep reading. I didn’t read any graphic novels, but I read 76 books that year. That’s when I began to wonder if I could push myself further.

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dev @ailurosapphic.bsky.social · 13d

In 2023, I read 20 books, with 1 of them being a graphic novel. That’s still an increase in total books read, which is super good.

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dev @ailurosapphic.bsky.social · 13d

In 2022, I read 14 books, with no graphic novels. So we’re seeing the increase again.

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dev @ailurosapphic.bsky.social · 13d

I would like to make a note here that the very first audiobook I listened to was I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver. I’m so excited for the upcoming movie.

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dev @ailurosapphic.bsky.social · 13d

In 2021, I discovered audiobooks. I mean, I knew they were a thing, but I didn’t realize how much of a thing they were and how much I needed them. I read 11 books that year. No graphic novels.

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dev @ailurosapphic.bsky.social · 13d

In 2020, the world got weird. I managed to read 2 books and 2 graphic novels. Most of my time was spent watching tv shows tbh.

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dev @ailurosapphic.bsky.social · 13d

In 2019, I regress a bit. I read 7 books, and only 3 of them are not graphic novels.

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dev @ailurosapphic.bsky.social · 13d

In 2018, I read 24 books, with 9 of them not being graphic novels. That was a decent increase in total books.

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dev @ailurosapphic.bsky.social · 13d

In 2017, I read 2 books and 5 graphic novels (and by graphic novels I will almost always be referring to the volumes and not the individual trades). That was a new high from the 0 total books I had been reading over the last several years.

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dev @ailurosapphic.bsky.social · 13d

For me, The Love Interest was the first queer book I read. Outside of graphic novels, that is. Not that those aren’t books, but I want to talk specifically about non-graphic novel books rn.

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dev @ailurosapphic.bsky.social · 13d

In 2017, I discovered queer books. Specifically, I discovered queer young adult books. Not side characters in books, but queer main characters. My wife (fiancée then) and I decide to get The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich and we both read it. 🌈📚

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dev @ailurosapphic.bsky.social · 13d

For reference, during my high school years I mostly only read for school. The books I did read were the House of Night series and the Mortal Instruments series. So that was 2009-2012. After that point, I took a reading hiatus.

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dev @ailurosapphic.bsky.social · 13d

Now let’s discuss books in a more general sense. I was an avid reader as a child and began to taper off as a teenager. Now that I’m an adult, it took me some time to get back into reading, and I’d really like to share my progress.

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dev @ailurosapphic.bsky.social · 13d

This is abt specific books but I was so certain that The Spirit Bares Its Teeth would be my favorite AJW book but tbh I loved Hell Followed With Us even more

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dev @ailurosapphic.bsky.social · 13d

Okay I wanna talk books! So this thread will be about books and reading. First thing I wanna say is this: I’m nearly 30 books behind in posts and idk if I’ll catch up here. Instagram is where I post for the most part. But now let’s get on with it!

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dev @ailurosapphic.bsky.social · 27d

I’ve been seeing a lot of ppl on TikTok saying the kinktober list is outrageous this year and then I go and look at it and it’s all stuff I expected to be there. I’m tired of purity culture slowly creeping back up in society.

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Pointy Ears🔞 🏳️‍🌈 @pointyears.bsky.social · Aug 12

Bathing in darkness

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