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I found "Woodcutters" difficult to read because the blistering bitterness of the narrator reminded me of the bitterness I see on here every day. Now I'm finding "Biography of X" stressful to read because of political parallels with the current moment. The problem is reality, not the books.

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I found "Woodcutters" difficult to read because the blistering bitterness of the narrator reminded me of the bitterness I see on here every day. Now I'm finding "Biography of X" stressful to read because of political parallels with the current moment. The problem is reality, not the books.

#book #books #bookstodon #BiographyofX #CatherineLacey

And, finally, next book I'm jumping into is Catherine Lacey's "Biography of X." Super intrigued by the first twenty pages so far!

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I like a tiny measure of fellow humans. Things like Twitch or sometimes the news or if I'm in a going out mood a cafe, bookstore, or library… Is #ParallelSocializing specifically a term? Something where people are there, but I’m not directly interacting with them and nothing is required of me by them.
Actually this idea was touched on in a book I read recently, Nobody is Ever Missing by #CatherineLacey, where the main character says something about needing to be around people in a way where they're there, they're observable, but without really being involved with them.

#ActuallyAutistic

I like a tiny measure of fellow humans. Things like Twitch or sometimes the news or if I'm in a going out mood a cafe, bookstore, or library… Is #ParallelSocializing specifically a term? Something where people are there, but I’m not directly interacting with them and nothing is required of me by them.
Actually this idea was touched on in a book I read recently, Nobody is Ever Missing by #CatherineLacey, where the main character says something about needing to be around people in a way where they're there, they're observable, but without really being involved with them.

#ActuallyAutistic

First Monday Book Day: X

https://wgom.org/2024/07/01/first-monday-book-day-x/

My favorite reads of 2023 (not all new, all literary fiction except where noted):

Biography of X - #CatherineLacey
Traces of Enayat - #ImanMersal (nonfic)
After Sappho - #SelbyWynnSchwartz
Noopiming - #LeanneBetasamosakeSimpson
This Accident of Being Lost - #LeanneBetasamosakeSimpson
The Wall - #MarlenHaushofer
Bad Cree - #JessicaJohns (horror)
Your Love Is Not Good - #JohannaHedva
Flux by #JinwooChong
The New Animals - #PipAdam
Tomb of Sand - #GeetanjaliShree

#bookstodon

My favorite reads of 2023 (not all new, all literary fiction except where noted):

Biography of X - #CatherineLacey
Traces of Enayat - #ImanMersal (nonfic)
After Sappho - #SelbyWynnSchwartz
Noopiming - #LeanneBetasamosakeSimpson
This Accident of Being Lost - #LeanneBetasamosakeSimpson
The Wall - #MarlenHaushofer
Bad Cree - #JessicaJohns (horror)
Your Love Is Not Good - #JohannaHedva
Flux by #JinwooChong
The New Animals - #PipAdam
Tomb of Sand - #GeetanjaliShree

#bookstodon

My favorite reads of 2023 (not all new, all literary fiction except where noted):

Biography of X - #CatherineLacey
Traces of Enayat - #ImanMersal (nonfic)
After Sappho - #SelbyWynnSchwartz
Noopiming - #LeanneBetasamosakeSimpson
This Accident of Being Lost - #LeanneBetasamosakeSimpson
The Wall - #MarlenHaushofer
Bad Cree - #JessicaJohns (horror)
Your Love Is Not Good - #JohannaHedva
Flux by #JinwooChong
The New Animals - #PipAdam
Tomb of Sand - #GeetanjaliShree

#bookstodon

My favorite reads of 2023 (not all new, all literary fiction except where noted):

Biography of X - #CatherineLacey
Traces of Enayat - #ImanMersal (nonfic)
After Sappho - #SelbyWynnSchwartz
Noopiming - #LeanneBetasamosakeSimpson
This Accident of Being Lost - #LeanneBetasamosakeSimpson
The Wall - #MarlenHaushofer
Bad Cree - #JessicaJohns (horror)
Your Love Is Not Good - #JohannaHedva
Flux by #JinwooChong
The New Animals - #PipAdam
Tomb of Sand - #GeetanjaliShree

#bookstodon

My favorite reads of 2023 (not all new, all literary fiction except where noted):

Biography of X - #CatherineLacey
Traces of Enayat - #ImanMersal (nonfic)
After Sappho - #SelbyWynnSchwartz
Noopiming - #LeanneBetasamosakeSimpson
This Accident of Being Lost - #LeanneBetasamosakeSimpson
The Wall - #MarlenHaushofer
Bad Cree - #JessicaJohns (horror)
Your Love Is Not Good - #JohannaHedva
Flux by #JinwooChong
The New Animals - #PipAdam
Tomb of Sand - #GeetanjaliShree

#bookstodon

Adding to this list as I've been reading some incredible books this year.

More top authors: #CatherineLacey, #LeanneBetasamosakeSimpson, #OceanVuong, #BillyRayBelcourt

More top books: L. B. Simpson, This Accident of Being Lost; S. W. Schwartz, After Sappho; C. Lacey, Biography of X; M. Haushofer, The Wall; I. Mersal, Traces of Enayat

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Biography of X by #CatherineLacey will likely be my #1 book of 2023, it's just an absolute masterpiece. This is the first I've read from Lacey, and I predict she'll be one of my favorite authors from here on. #bookstodon

Biography of X by #CatherineLacey will likely be my #1 book of 2023, it's just an absolute masterpiece. This is the first I've read from Lacey, and I predict she'll be one of my favorite authors from here on. #bookstodon

I highly highly recommend Biography of X by #CatherineLacey (fans of #DenisJohnson will get a kick out of a few parts, #Bowie fans too). Picked it up solely on the recommendation of my local bookstore, and it will very likely be my top book of 2023. I'm motoring through it because I can't wait to find out what happens next, and am already planning on rereading it. #bookstodon

Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: The Spunky White Ladies, Psychological Thrillers, and Strike Signs That Got Us Through the Week https://jezebel.com/the-spunky-white-ladies-psychological-thrillers-and-s-1850409177 #Jezebel #entertainment2cculture #rise3abloodhunter #kadyruthashcraft #catherinelacey #audraheinrichs #hannahmatthews #karllagerfeld #americanfilms #creativeworks #richardserra #florencepugh #emmadonoghue #phoebewaller #fireflylane #jordanneely #diannaagron #sophiekrosa

Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: The Spunky White Ladies, Psychological Thrillers, and Strike Signs That Got Us Through the Week https://jezebel.com/the-spunky-white-ladies-psychological-thrillers-and-s-1850409177 #Jezebel #entertainment2cculture #rise3abloodhunter #kadyruthashcraft #catherinelacey #audraheinrichs #hannahmatthews #karllagerfeld #americanfilms #creativeworks #richardserra #florencepugh #emmadonoghue #phoebewaller #fireflylane #jordanneely #diannaagron #sophiekrosa

Wow. Just. Wow. Biography or novel or autobiography? Dystopian political allegory? Artistic treatise? All these things in a compulsively readable book with a gasp inducing climax. #BiographyOfX #CatherineLacey #Granta @bookstodon