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10 Best books of the 2020s so far

According to one Mouse: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke - a magical, mysterious book unlike any other I’ve read and possibly my favourite of all time. A story told in journal entries of Piranesi, a man who lives in a huge labyrinth filled with statues. Memorial by Bryan Washington - a gorgeous tender story of a gay couple told from both sides. Stunningly empathetic and just perfect in its humanity, and use of food as character and relationship device. Milkfed by Melissa Broder - a weird bisexual masterpiece. Sex, food, obsession. Helgoland by Carlo Rovelli - a history of quantum physics written by the man known as “the poet of physics”. written so as to be understood by anyone, mostly to tell us that even the physicists cannot fully grasp the reality of it. Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith - ghost story depicting a decade of Vietnamese folklore and history. Magical, powerful, mysterious. I couldn’t believe it when I found out this was a debut novel and when I finished it I just sort of sat there for a while. Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield - a woman’s wife comes back from sea, but she is changed, and continues to change. Gay, magical realism. A beautiful allegory that can be read in a day. White Cat, Black Dog by Kelly Smith - surrealist retellings of fairytales by my all time favourite short story writer Recollections of My Nonexistence by Rebecca Solnit - a memoir and potent exploration the silencing and erasure of women by men Blue Ticket by Sophie Mackintosh - all three of her books her 5 stars, she’s not missed yet. Blue Ticket is like Margaret Atwood meets Angela Carter. Dystopian feminist speculative fiction told with an almost surreal minimalism at times and almost magical vibrancy at others. Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi - a scientist born of immigrant parents studying addiction, after her brother died at its hands. Grapples with grief, faith, identity, religion and love with unparalleled skill and tenderness.

@mouse

Jul 15, 2024

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Favourite reads of 2024 (so far)

- Biography of X - Catherine Lacey - Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 - Cho Nam-joo - Small Things Like These - Claire Keegan - Giovanni’s Room - James Baldwin - Swing Time - Zadie Smith - My Manservant and Me - Hervé Guibert - Breast and Eggs - Mieko Kawakami - Ulysses - James Joyce - The Years - Annie Ernaux - The Coin - Yasmin Zaher - The Idiot & Either/Or - Elif Batuman - Purity - Andrzej Tichy - Butter - Asako Yuzuki

@fanbeth

Nov 5, 2024

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best reads of 2024

i read 90 books in 2024 and here are the ones i enjoyed the most or i found to be the most thought provoking Slow Days Fast Company by Eve Babitz Penance by Eliza clark Perfume by Patrick Süskind The house of grief by Helen Garner Big Swiss by Jen Beagin In Memoriam by Alice Winn The Secret History by Donna Tartt (a reread but still loved) Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart Beloved by Toni Morrison My year of rest and relaxation by Otessa Mosfegh The bell jar by Sylvia plath Death and the penguin by Andrey Kurkov What I’d rather not think about by Jente Posthuma Going Dark by Julia Ebner Chlorine by Jade Song

@millie1

Jan 1, 2025

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Miffy camera

My sister got me this reusable Miffy camera for Christmas. I am so obsessed

@fanbeth

Dec 26, 2024

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Dating apps are not the centre

In fact they’re working against you, especially women of colour. 84% of Tinder users are men, Bumble’s earnings have gone down hugely since its IPO (thereby further increasing their need to make a profit off subscriptions), Hinge is hiding hot people behind a paywall. People are sick of getting lovebombed and ghosted. But we don’t need them—there’s more to life than apps—and people are beginning to seek connections in person again.

@fanbeth

Jan 3, 2025

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Moomin Marathon

Thanks to the Moomin Official YouTube channel I can heal my inner child 💓 Also love Heidi: Girl of the Alps (1974)

@fanbeth

Jan 10, 2025