What Are You Reading?

[genghis khan]

I'm trying to finish this book about childhood trauma but i have to take a break every like 10 minutes for a mental breakdown oml

[callmedecember]

two boys kissing by david levithan

[urgirl]

The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux

[callmedecember]

i just finished dear ijeawele by chimamanda ngozi adichie, i'm still reading two boys kissing, also yesterday it was my bday and i got battle royale by koushun takami and a darker shade of magic by v.e. schwab (these are both in their spanish versions)

[callmedecember]

i basically gave up on two boys kissing so now i'm reading entre dos universos by andrea tomé and a darker shade of magic, also i'm reading the sabrina comics that i hadn't read yet

[Kurac na Biciklu]

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[PrettyReckless]

Sleepwalking- Lauren Monger 

[cheaptrailertrashglm]

the ballad of songbirds and snakes by suzanna collins

[knives]

i'm still here by austin channing brown. short read but im really liking it so far! also the first time ive read a book in years lol.

[Venice]

5 Centimeters per Second: One More Side (by Makoto Shinkai and Arata Kanoh)

[callmedecember]

i just finished a darker shade of magic so i'll continue with entre dos universos and i think i will read battle royale next since my best friend gifted it to me for my birthday

[takeitdoen]

I just finished reading, and would recommend, the absolute downer that is "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love" by Raymond Carver. Each story ends on a long sad exhale, carrying emotions that are brutally honest but somehow predictable and disappointing at the same time. It's several bleak short stories that really hit the mark on the shared experiences of ordinary, lonely people.

 

Love is wonderful, but these stories really reflect on how hard it sometimes can be to keep an optimistic outlook in what it takes to love somebody, unquestionably, every day. It came out in the 80s but blah blah snake person nihilism it still feels relevant etc etc.

 

Carver's poetry is just as depressing and amazing. Check out his poem - Wine - to get a feel of his writing. 

 

For three days Alexander mourned. Wept. Refused food.

"Refused to see to his bodily needs."

He even promised to give up wine forever.
(I've heard such promises and the lamentations that go with them.)

 

. . . 

 

And when the pyre was burning and the bowls of wine were
passed his way during the ceremony?

Of course, what do you think?

Alexander drank his fill and passed out. 

[takeitdoen]

i basically gave up on two boys kissing so now i'm reading entre dos universos by andrea tomé and a darker shade of magic, also i'm reading the sabrina comics that i hadn't read yet

I'm really interested in Two Boys Kissing - how come you gave up on it? How was it, and how did you lose interest? 

[callmedecember]

I'm really interested in Two Boys Kissing - how come you gave up on it? How was it, and how did you lose interest? 

 

i didn't really click with it, i really like david levithan's books but this one.......maybe it's not the time but i read about 20 pages and it was taking me a lot of energy to pick my kindle and keep reading, maybe i'll try in another moment but for now i'd rather read other things

[callmedecember]

i'm reading battle royale, also i heard lana's audiobook a few days ago

[urgirl]

MIDNIGHT SUN!!!   tbh its euphoric to be reading a new twilight book in 2020

[callmedecember]

i think i said it before but add me on goodreads if you have one (https://www.goodreads.com/callmedecember_) because i update there more frequently

[rightofjupiter]

the mirror & the light, the final book in the wolf hall trilogy by hilary mantel. all the books are compulsively good reads; highly recommend them all (and/or the bbc miniseries "wolf hall," also really good)

[Solar Fields]

The World Doesn’t Require You by Rion Amilcar Scott

 

I’m going to finish it tomorrow!

[Mer]

The Margot Affair by Sanaë Lemoine. I’m only 1/3rd of the way thru and so far it’s beautifully written. Hope to finish it soon, but it’s midterm szn....