55: The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole

56: Precious Rubbish by Kayla E

57: The Burning God by RF Kuang. I think I liked each successive book in the poppy war trilogy less than the one before it. Looking forward to reading Katabasis eventually (I liked Babel)

Thank you! Great photo

Was a little worried about whiplash going from 53: The Overstory by Richard Powers (3.5⭐️) to 54: Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin(4.5⭐️), but I just decided the plague in the latter was caused by eco collapse and it was seamless. Looking forward to reading more GFM in 2026

51: Through the Woods by E.M. Carroll. Read this for a book club I didn’t end up getting to attend but loved the art

53: Pride, Pain, & Petticoats by Abigail Trusity. Another fun one from the queer lights bundle

Whoops, #birds #art #chickadee

50: Moonflow by Bitter Karella. An enjoyable non-normie book. I should read more stories about mushroom cults.

49: This is Happpiness by Niall Williams. An enjoyable normie book

48: Pagan Babies by Elmore Leonard. I read this multiple times while traveling in 2002 and am shocked by how little of it I remembered. It’s fine.

46: Spent by Alison Bechdel. Empathized a lot with this, it felt very of the moment.

I think I already posted about 47 Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab so I’ll just say that it’s good again and move on

45: East of Eden by John Steinbeck. Legally required to read this due to place of birth. Mostly mad to have been made nostalgic for a place that doesn’t exist. Adam-Lee shipper.

Lol, a typo and a numbering error in the same post, time for a break

41. Sapphic Pulp by Natasha Alterici ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
42. Our Shsre of Night by Mariana Enriquez. I liked the early chapters more than the end but it is good
45. Simplicity by @mattielubchansky.com. Loved this, read it in a day in the Catskills for extra ambiance

37. A Leopard-Skin Hat by Anne Serre. Would have hated this if a man wrote it
38. Imposters by Cassie Sandwich
39. The Grace of Sorcerers by Maria Ying
40. The Woman in Me by Britney Spears #freebritney, book is a good way to make yourself angry about things
41. Recursion by Blake Crouch