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It’s breezy, fun pop sci fi! Don’t know if that’s usually your bag but I really liked it.
December 16, 2024 at 2:21 PM
1. Lies and Sorcery (Elsa Morante)

A monumental piece of fiction. I can’t do it justice here but suffice to say that this book—almost a century old—blew me away. It’s hard to believe that people aren’t constantly talking about how this is one of the best books of all time.
December 16, 2024 at 1:57 PM
5. Jesus of Nazareth (Paul Verhoeven)
4. Olivia (Dorothy Strachey)
3. Erasure (Percival Everett)
2. Perfume (Patrick Süskind)

(Concluded in next post)
December 16, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Top 10 pre-2024 books I read for the first time in 2024:

10. The Will of the Many (James Islington)
9. Conclave (Robert Harris)
8. Tom Lake (Ann Patchett)
7. Last Samurai (Helen DeWitt)
6. Death’s End (Liu Cixin)

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December 16, 2024 at 1:42 PM