#books of 2024: year wrap-up
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bigcats-birds-and-books · 4 days ago
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Books of 2024: Wrap-Up.
Hello world!! I read sixty-three (63) books in 2024, and here they are! The pages-out books are stand-ins for library books and other borrowed books (which were ADHD for Smartass Women, When Among Crows, Ghost Station, and The Killing Floor). Mostly these are shelved in the order I read them, save for the stack at the end (Ordinary Monsters is Too Tall to fit on my current shelf arrangement, and the borrowed books are out of order).
I posted individual photos (and sometimes reviews!) of everything pictured here, which you can find tagged with their titles or authors, or you can see all of them if you peruse my "books of 2024" tag. Now, for the Highlight Reel, in order of when I read them:
FIVE FAVES
The City We Became by NK Jemisin ★★★★★ Always love Jemisin, but this duology had me laughing more than I remembered for her other books, which I definitely needed! Excellent cast (your honor I love Paolo so much and also literally all of the boroughs), I tore through this by staying up past my bedtime too many nights in a row.
The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed ★★★★★ Perfect tiny little gutpunch of a book MADE FOR ME, I loved it so damn much. Everyone please go read this immediately.
The Actor and the Target by Declan Donnellan ★★★★★ I was not expecting this to rewire my brain, but it DID, over and over and over again. Very dense chewy book, which I read hoping to get inside an actor character's head better, but honestly I think anyone who does any kind of art or creative endeavor should read this, because OOF was it insightful. (I have ordered his second book that came out this year, but it's hugely on backorder apparently.)(Go figure: The first one was SO GOOD.)
Leech by Hiron Ennes ★★★★★ This was a reread for me, and I'm so glad I revisited it--it holds up even better than the first time through, because so much of it falls into place once you know what's really going on. Masterclass in POV, very gothic, very fucked up, very Deep Winter book, I very much think anyone who was An Animorphs Kid would enjoy the hell out of this (but mind the content warnings, of which there are Many).
Self-Portrait with Nothing by Aimee Pokwatka ★★★★½ This one also hit my perfect trifecta of weird-and-funny-and-fucked-up exactly right, which I wasn't expecting? Pleasant surprise there at the end of the year. Come for the family heart crimes, stay for the unhinged overseas texts to your husband about an art heist, what a blast.
TWO TWOS
turns out i didn't actually read any 1-star books this year, so here's the bottom of the barrel, and yes i DID write lengthy salty reviews about both of these, if you're interested in the particulars of My Beef
Ordinary Monsters by JM Miro ★★ This was too damn long and ~Messy™~, and all of that just to end on a cliffhanger because it's a trilogy. Why did I bother with this 600+ page brick (oh, right: because it sounded promising)(it was Not, or at least not Enough).
Ghost Station by SA Barnes ★★ This was TOO DAMN FRUSTRATING (bad science, bad scientists, stupid characters, etc), and there was JUST ENOUGH neat promising worldbuilding in the background that Could Have Been Cool to make this otherwise mediocre experience enraging. Super bummed, because I wanted to read this author's other stuff, but now I don't trust her and therefore shan't.
Overall! Had a great reading year--those Two Twos were the only things I rated that low, and I enjoyed everything else! Looking forward to another fabulous year of books :)
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hootyhoowoo · 4 days ago
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A little 15 min doodle but first post of the year has to be Bingqiu!
#ok its time to get mushy in the tags because I doubt anyone would read them too closely#I’ve had severe art block for YEARS before I got into danmei in 2024#and it wasn’t that my skill was gone it’s just that I thought nothing I did was good enough#I started reading danmei around the summer of last year and I got SO INSPIRED#I dived into the fandom side of things (I haven’t been in a live fandom in years) and was so excited about all the art people were making#and writing! and music! and animatics!#everything was so bright and colorful and beautiful#and everyone had such cool designs for these book characters that I’d grown to love#so I took a chance and doodled a little Luo Binghe and posted him on here#and I was so taken aback by how welcoming and sweet the fandom was#it made me wanna keep taking chances and posting my art— because I think that’s one of the hardest things I’ve come to accept#that even if it’s not good enough for me#someone else may enjoy it#and ain’t it crazy that ive come to enjoy drawing again too#sure the interaction has been fun but it’s been even more fun experimenting with my style and experimenting with colors and rendering#and grayscale and angles#and composition and expressions#ahh!! art is so fun!! I forgot how fun it was!!#I had forgotten how much I loved to draw!!#and the fandom— so many ideas are exchanged and I’ve met some of the loveliest people thru the sv fandom!#tgcf too but they’re a little less chill lmao#anyways#I’ve set up a little spot in the fandom and I plan to keep at it here it’s very nice and cozy and funny and warm#huge thanks to everyone for being so kind and welcoming#and an even bigger thanks to anyone who’s interacted with my art#I still can’t wrap my head around the fact that someone took the time out of their day to like/repost these silly little doodles I post#incredible. ok bye for now :)#svsss#bingqiu#hoot art
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the---hermit · 4 days ago
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2024 reading wrap up
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books I read (rereads in green):
Nature Human Nature And Human Difference by Justin Smith
Resurgir curated by Lorenzo Incarbone
Sandman: Overture by Neil Gaiman
The Pornographer by Restif De La Bretonne
Storie Brutte Sulla Scienza by Barbascura X
Only Dull People Are Brillian At Breakfast by Oscar Wilde
A Day Of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon
The Ballad Of The Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde
Notes On Camp by Susan Sontag
The Prince And The Dressmaker by Jen Wang
Oh! Il Libro Delle Meraviglie by Leo Ortolani
Dubliners by James Joyce
The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen
Il Grande Ratolik by Leo Ortolani
Emmeline Pankhurst by Mariapaola Pesce and Paola Zanghi
Babel by R.F. Kuang
Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu
Her Body And Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
The Vampyre by John William Polidori
Passage On The Secret History Of An Irish Countess by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
The Daughtest Of Salem by Thomas Gilbert
Rita Hayworth And The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
Gideon The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
The Mysterious Study Of Doctor Sex by Tamsyn Muir
Apt Pupil by Stepehn King
Harrow The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Nona The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Miti E Leggende Dei Celti by Mila Fois
A Psalm For The Wild Built by Becky Chambers
The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Quando Muori Resta A Me by Zerocalcare
Storie Di Merda by Barbascura X
Richard II by William Shakespeare
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Norse Mythology graphic novel volume 1
Norse Mythology graphic novel volume 2
A Prayer For The Crown Shy
short stories by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Something Is Killing The Children volume 7
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
Life Isn't Binary by John-Meg Barker and Alex Iantaffi
Dream Hunters by Neil Gaiman
My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
L'Idea di Medioevo by Giuseppe Sergi
Due Racconti di Vampiri - shoet stories by Frederick Cowles
The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher
What Moves The Dead by T. Kingfisher
The Fall Of The House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
The White People by Arthur Machen
The Road - the graphic novel adaptation by Manu Larcenet
The Willows by Algernon Blackwood
A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
What Fiests At Night by T. Kingfisher
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White
I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison
Interworld by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves
L'Importanza di Chiamarsi Oscar Wilde by Licia Cascione and Tommaso Vitiello
Questioni di un Certo Genere by il Post
The Lord Of The Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Storia Degli Stati Sabaudi by Andrea Merlotti and Paola Bianchi
I Belli Hanno Rotto Il Cazzo by Barbascura X
Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner
This Is How You Lose The Time War by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar
Re:Dracula
The Adventures of Amina Al Sirafi by Shannon Chkraborty
Genderqueer by Maia Kobabe
The Forbidden Harbor by Stefano Turconi and Teresa Radice
Sacred Bodies by Ver
Seghe Mentali Cosmiche by Barbascura X
Costituzione by Maurizio Floravanti
Bi by Julia Shaw
Governo by Paolo Colombo
Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio
A Babbo Morto by Zerocalcare
Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman
A Dog's Heart by Mikhail Bulgakov
the books I have dnf-ed:
The Last Man by Mary Shelly
Venerdì 12 by Leo Ortolani
The Dreamchatcher by Stephen King
Night Man by Leo Ortolani
La Donna Senz'Ombra by Hugo von Hofmannsthal
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whilereadingandwalking · 4 days ago
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This year I read a lot of great books…but five blew me away. My top five of the year are:
✨There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib
✨Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia by Kate Manne
✨The City in Glass by Nghi Vo
✨The Turnaway Study: Ten Years, a Thousand Women, and the Consequences of Having—or Being Denied—an Abortion by Diana Greene Foster
✨Golem Girl: A Memoir by Riva Lehrer
I was most surprised that four of five of my favorites were nonfiction! I don’t know if I was biased towards nonfiction this year or if that’s just what wowed me this year, but these really are the five books I couldn’t stop thinking about.
Honorable Mention list:
The Gods Below by Andrea Stewart
Road to Ruin by Hana Lee
Blueback by Tim Winton
The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar (2025)
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women, and Queer Radicals by Saidya Hartman
Sailor Moon vol. 5 by Naoko Takeuchi tr. Alethea and Athena Nibley
The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman
Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dee
Never a City So Real by Alex Kotlowitz
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Small Rain by Garth Greenwell
Jewel Box: Stories by E. Lily Yu
Who’s Afraid of Gender? by Judith Butler
Koala: A Natural History and an Uncertain Future by Danielle Clode
Granada by Radwa Ashour
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theladyofshalott1989 · 4 days ago
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✨ My Favorite Movies and Books of 2024 ✨
Happy New Year! Every year on January 1st, I post my favorite books and movies of the prior year. I've been doing this on Facebook for a decade now, but I literally never go on Facebook anymore (LMAO), so I thought I'd post it here instead. I'm glomming what are usually separate posts into one this year because I wrote so much in 2024 that I didn't read or watch my usual amount. BUT I DIGRESS.
I'm just going to list them, but please feel free to ask me about any of them. I love to wax on about my favorite books and movies, as most people know about me, for better and for worse. 😅
TOP MOVIES (in order of viewing)
*My husband and I watched 8 movies in the theater this year, which is (extremely) low for us. This is definitely a trend now. I'm not sure how I feel about it.
1. American Fiction
2. Thelma
3. The Wild Robot
4. Wicked, Part 1
TOP BOOKS (in order of reading)
*I read 45 books this year, which was lower than usual but not by much, at least since I had my child.
1. Into the Gray Zone by Adrian Owen (non-fiction)
2. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (fantasy)
3. Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin (contemporary fiction / queer romance)
4. Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin (contemporary fiction / queer romance)
5. The Husbands by Holly Gramazio (magical realism / romance)
6. One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig (fantasy / romance)
7. Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (literary fiction)
8. Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell (non-fiction)
9. What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher (gothic horror)
What were your favorite movies and/or books this year? I want to hear about them!
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lizard-reads-the-world · 6 days ago
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Books I read in 2024
Here is my eclectic and very random-looking read list! The first two images are World Challenge books. I read 27 books and checked off 25 countries for the challenge, for a total of 80 countries read since 2022.
Other than that, I managed to read two Brontë sisters, four graphic novels, one memoir, and a few others I picked up. (Vā is a Pacific anthology even though it's in the graphic novel line) I did more picking up random stuff for the fun of it and as expected got some that were interesting and some meh.
Favorites (in no order):
The Cat I Never Named - fictionalized memoir of a teen surviving a siege during the Bosnian war West of the Jordan - interconnected stories of family members in Palestine, Jordan, and the US in the early 80s Here the Whole Time - A warm hug of a story about two gay teens falling in love while sharing a room and overcoming their insecurities Home is Not a Country - novel in verse about a Sudanese teen longing for a country and a life she doesn't have American Street - intense and realistic story set on the streets of Detroit All Things Seen and Unseen - a unique psychological thriller-ish book with a trans coupling and a disabled protagonist Navigating With You - super-cute sapphic romance about teens bonding over a manga series, also with a disabled protagonist
Countries completed:
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina - The Cat I Never Named, Amra Sabic-El-Rayess
🇧🇷 Brazil - Here the Whole Time, Vitor Martins
🇧🇬 Bulgaria - Wunderkind, Nikolai Grozni
🇨🇲 Cameroon - A Long Way From Douala, Max Lobe
🇹🇩 Chad - Told by Starlight in Chad, Joseph Brahim Seid
🇨🇬 Congo, Republic of - The Lights of Pointe-Noire, Alain Mabanckou
🇸🇻 El Salvador - The Volcano Daughters, Gina María Balibrera
🇫🇮 Finland - True, Riikka Pulkkinen
🇩🇪 Germany - Boy in a White Room, Karl Olsberg
🇬🇪 Georgia - Giorgland Fables, Tamuna Tsertsvadze
🇭🇹 Haiti - American Street, Ibi Zoboi
🌺 Hawai'i - Lei and the Fire Goddess, Malia Maunakea
🇭🇳 Honduras - Libertad, Bessie Flores Zaldívar
🇭🇰 Hong Kong - Stuck in Her Head, Kylie Wang & Liana Tang
🇮🇩 Indonesia - The Songbird and the Ramubutan Tree, Lucille Abendanon
🇯🇴 Jordan - West of the Jordan, Laila Halaby
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan - Jamila, Chingiz Aitmatov
🇱🇷 Liberia - She Would Be King, Wayétu Moore
🇲🇺 Mauritius - Eve Out of Her Ruins, Ananda Devi
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea - Tales from Faif, Baka Barakove Bina; Emily Sekepe Bina
🇷🇼 Rwanda - Our Lady of the Nile, Scholastique Mukasonga
🇰🇷 South Korea - A Magical Girl Retires, Park Seolyeon
🇸🇩 Sudan - Home is Not a Country, Safia Elhillo
🇺🇬 Uganda - A Girl is a Body of Water, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
🇻🇪 Venezuela - The Sun and the Void, Gabriela Romero Lacruz
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guardian-angle22 · 8 months ago
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Shoutouts to @tailoredshirt for recommending Station Eleven. @beautifulhigh for recommending the Thursday Murder Club (It was a 3.75 but I can’t figure out how to do partial stars on this photo thing yet lol. I do plan to continue in the series!). @mikibwrites for recommending Inverse Cowgirl by Alicia Roth Weigal - I didn’t end up finishing that one but it led me to finding Nobody Needs to Know so I still consider you responsible for a 5 star read! and finally to @orchidscript for writing Demimonde! Y’all should go buy it here or here!
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wondereads · 5 days ago
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2024 End of Year Wrap-Up
Every book I read this year with ratings
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(The last three I missed/finished after I made this graphic)
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bloodstaineddarling · 6 days ago
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bigcats-birds-and-books · 6 days ago
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to those of you posting your end of year wrap ups already: i applaud your ability to Call It at this late stage of december.
i, however, am on page two hundred and eight of three hundred and sixty-three in my LAST planned 24 in 2024 book, so. i shall be belaying such a wrap until i make it to the acknowledgements page, thanks,
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cultivating-wildflowers · 15 days ago
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Alphabet Book Titles!
For the second year in a row, I've completed a challenge to myself to read one new-to-me book title for every letter of the alphabet. The only reread present is the "X" title, because there simply aren't enough of those for me to read a subpar title for the sake of a challenge.
For the tricky letters: "Y" and "U" both appeared by happy accident; I had "Z" and "Q" titles on my shelf at the beginning of the year and DNF'd both, then spent too long trying to find substitutes; and for some reason "H", "M", and "T" all gave me some difficulty. But I got there in the end.
NOTE: This list contains the first title I finished for each letter. As such, this is not strictly a list of recommendations (though by and large I enjoyed all of these).
Are Women Human? by Dorothy L. Sayers (January)
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown (September)
The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkein (June)
Dorothy and Jack: by Gina Dalfonzo (March)
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett (January)
The Food Explorer: The True Adventures of the Globe-Trotting Botanist Who Transformed What America Eats by Daniel Stone (July)
Guardian by Cathy McCrumb (April)
Heidi by Johanna Spyri (August)
In the Forests of Serre by Patricia McKillip (September)
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell by Susanna Clarke (August)
The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany (August)
Lion of Liberty: Patrick Henry and the Call to a New Nation by Harlow Giles Unger (May)
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters (July)
A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan (March)
Od Magic by Patricia A. McKillip (September)
The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis (February)
Q's Legacy by Helene Hanff (December)
The Republic of Pirates by Colin Woodard (October)
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadaveres by Mary Roach (January)
Time Travelling with a Hamster by Ross Welford (August)
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol 1 by Beth Brower (August)
The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser (July)
A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher (January)
Xenocide by Orson Scott Card (my only reread; May)
Yours from the Tower by Sally Nichols (September)
Zero G by Dan Wells (October)
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bitchwhoyoukiddin · 18 days ago
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End of the year books chat!
Only a few asked me questions about that books meme, so I decided to do the whole thing. For fun!
How many books did you read this year?
At the time of writing, I've read 77 books this year. Though, my end of the year break is nigh, and I'm in the middle of reading five. And I have five on reserve to read!
2. Did you reread anything? What?
Surprisingly, I did! It's not my normal modus operandi, but this was the year of the re-read for me. I started the year re-reading the first ten volumes of Campfire Cooking in Another World With My Absurd Skill by Eguchi Ren. Guys they are so stupid and so calming. I also re-read all (then) three extant books of Beware of Chicken, and the first part of Ascendance of a Bookworm. The last is in anticipation of the final volume of part 5 coming out next year. Overall, 17 books I've re-read. Which is deeply weird for me.
3. What were your top five books of the year?
Oooh, good question. In no particular order, they're Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe, The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters, Judgement of Paris by George M. Taber, When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill, and Firsts and Lasts edited by Laura Silverman.
4. Did you discover any new authors that you love this year?
Three, actually! Patrick Radden Keefe absolutely knocked me sideways with Say Nothing, and I'm cheerfully reading his back catalog. It's a tough sit (he is an investigative journalist who talks to rich, shitty people a lot), but woof. Also V. Castro is someone I want to absolutely read more of. The Haunting of Alejandra was a haunting (lol) sit, and I've put a bunch more of her stuff on my tbr for next year. Lastly, Beth/Bich Minh Nguyen absolutely bodied me with her writing. Likely, some of my abject joy comes from the fact that we have a shared background (Midwestern ladies growing up in the 80's), but her prose just kicked me in the shins and kept jumping up and down on me. I'm so excited to read more of her stuff.
5. What genre did you read the most of?
Just due to my dedication to series this year, cozy fantasy has it by a mile.
6. Was there anything you meant to read, but never got to?
*eyes tbr that is 200+ strong* I think the one that's going to meet this is likely Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree. I don't know that I'm going to get to it this year, and it's been on my "to read next month" list all year. But who knows! I still have two weeks left...
7. What was your average Goodreads rating? Does it seem accurate?
3.4, and yeah, that seems right. I'm real picky about the stuff I rate highly.
8. Did you meet any of your reading goals? Which ones?
I did! To be fair, my goals were pretty minimal this year. The main one was "read more nonfiction because you need to feed your brain". I read a lot of fluff last year and wanted to ease myself back into more high-level reading. I went from two non-fiction books last year to 18 finished right now and two more in-process. I also read ALL the books for my two book clubs!
Oh! And I guess I also tried to read a bunch of the food-history books that have been hanging out on my TBR for a long time. I knocked seven of those off, which is pretty good progress!
9. Did you get into any new genres?
Not exactly? I'm weirdly diverse in my reading, but I guess you could say that I've read a lot more contemporary lit this year. It's a genre I've read before, but not to the extent I did this year.
10. What was your favorite new release of the year?
I didn't really read many 2024 books, but HANDS DOWN, The Brides of High Hill by @nghivowriting. I love this series and this entry was a huge tone-shift from the last but delightful and mean and creepy as hell. <3
11. What was your favorite book that has been out for a while, but you just now read?
Probably Untangling My Chopsticks by Victoria Abbott Riccardi. I tried to read a bunch of food history stuff this year, and this was one of the first I picked up. It's about a woman who goes to Japan in the late 80's to learn how to make the food that accompanies a Japanese Tea Ceremony. It's both a snapshot of her life during that time, but also a meditation on a white woman's experience of Japan in the 80's and the philosophies of the tea ceremonies along with a short history of what that kind of means. Surprisingly respectful and a cool read.
12. Any books that disappointed you?
Oh, definitely. Slaying the Dragon by Ben Riggs, ReLIT edited by Sara Proudman, Four Kitchens by Lauren Shockey, The Magnolia Sword by Sherry Thomas, Curry: Eating, Reading and Race by Naben Ruthnum, and The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst.
All were ultimately fine, but none hit the way I wanted them to.
13. What were your least favorite books of the year?
I generally DNF ones I am not actively enjoying, but there were a couple notable ones I finished. The Bookshop and the Barbarian by Morgan Stang was just. Well. I wanted more from it than it was willing to give and just really didn't enjoy it. And Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Shua Dusapin was just. Too much up its own ass? Ugh, it wasn't for me.
14. What books do you want to finish before the year is over?
Current list: Heretical Fishing #2 by Haylock Jobson, Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks by Patrick Radden Keefe, The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher by E.M. Anderson, The High Crusade by Poul Anderson, Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn, and The Sea is Ours edited by Jaymee Goh and Joyce Chng. In the "Want to But Unlikely" category I also have Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree, You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried by Susannah Gora, and Kim Jiyong, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo.
15. Did you read any books that were nominated for or won awards this year (Booker, Women’s Prize, National Book Award, Pulitzer, Hugo, etc.)? What did you think of them?
Nope!
16. What is the most over-hyped book you read this year?
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll. It was a compelling read and well written, but I am not really a true-crime person much anymore? Also, the way it was written (prose, not organization) just didn't hit me right. I am glad a lot of people enjoyed it, but I ended up very meh about it.
17. Did any books surprise you with how good they were?
18. How many books did you buy?
Turns out, 89! (YIKES.) To be fair to myself, a good ~40+ of those were me buying the Terry Pratchett discount bundle, and another ~7-9 were audiobook subscription credits, AND a good ~8 were presents for other people. Still, almost 40 books purchased is mildly terrifying. (I did not count the open access books I acquired, because legally free, thank you!)
19. Did you use your library?
God, yes. Of the 77 currently finished, only 29 are owned by me.
20. What was your most anticipated release? Did it meet your expectations?
21. Did you participate in or watch any booklr, booktube, or book twitter drama?
Nope! I am sure something got mentioned in one of the readers I follow, but mostly it's shitting on people who like to read [fill in book type here]. Oh, wait. I was vaguely aware of the hockey fandom overstepping like hell and getting smacked down for being Too Much in public and not just fandom spaces. Which, look. RPF has a long and storied history and I've got complicated feelings on the subject (nuance), but my general rule of thumb is maybe don't send explicit shit to a.) the person and b.) their spouse. That just feels like good manners getting trampled on.
22. What’s the longest book you read?
Beware of Chicken volume 3, clocking in at 785 pages.
23. What’s the fastest time it took you to read a book?
Probably The Tea Dragon Festival and The Tea Dragon Tapestry by Kay O'Neill. Both were one-sitting reads and absolutely delightful!
24. Did you DNF anything? Why?
25. What reading goals do you have for next year?
Honestly? To have a good time and learn some stuff. I also want to keep up my general background goal of reading books by prioritizing reading authors that aren't [fill in my personal demographics here]. I've been doing that for 7+ years now and it's given me so many new stories and authors and even genres to enjoy.
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booreadsbooks · 2 days ago
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2024 Reading Wrap up
Reviewing my reviews for the year!
So, while these stats are available on Storygraph, I thought it might be fun to have them here on my account, so that it's easy for me to look back on things later on in my life, lol.
I'd like to start by saying that I am actually really proud of my growth this year! I've always been a reader, but I let myself forget that love of reading when I started college, along with basically the rest of my hobbies. I've kept the hobby alive through fanfication (which I still love) but I've really appreciated getting back into original stories and characters.
This year I finally prioritized reading again, with a very reasonable goal of 12 books, keeping in mind my school and work responsibilities.
I doubled that goal, reading 24 books this year! My average reading time, according to storygraph, is about 3 days. You might think that would mean I should've read more than I did, but being a student is rough lol, and I ended up binging books in between assignments.
October-December were my highest numbers of books, which makes sense, because I found a lot of books I really loved those months (Plus I had a few holiday breaks without homework or work to worry about).
I read overwhelmingly fantasy (it's my favorite sorry not sorry), including 14 books.
Alice Oseman, Olivie Blake, V.E Schwabb and Cassandra Clare were my most read authors last year. I suspect that they will continue making appearances next year, because I have to finish series, and I just overall love their work
My average rating was 4.52 stars (I love most books I read)
And Now!! I want to give some of my favorites of the year! (Not including rereads, unfortunately, though honorable mention to Cassandra Clare, who is everpresent in my life. I swear I'm going to gets started on the series I haven't actually read yet this year)
Boo's Top Reads of 2024 (In no particular order, completely subjective and potentially out of line with star ratings? IDK lol)
Masters of Death, by Olivie Blake: Just so fun. Heartwarming. The storytelling and style felt unique and it made me think about things and giggle and kick my feet
Ocean's Godori, by Elaine U. Cho: I've not stopped thinking of this book since I finished it, and that's very special to me. The sequel is one of my most anticipated releases
The God of Endings, by Jacqueline Holland: I said in my review that it's potentially my top read, and I stand by it still. Beautiful book.
Silver Under Nightfall, by Rin Chupeco: Very fun, an absolutely thrilling fantasy with horror vibes and queer poly romance (which was new to me, and I enjoyed it more than I expected).
The Curse of Sins, by Kate Dramis: AHHHHH love. I adored the first book, loved the second. I am excited to see things really pick up in the finale of the trilogy, which I eagerly await.
Serpent and Dove, by Shelby Mahurin: Really enjoyed the characters, the story, and am excited to continue the series this year.
Anyway, another long post from me, sorry. Happy new year, sending love from me and Boo. Remember that your goals are your own, read what you love, and don't make it a chore. I'm increasing my 2025 goal to 25 !! books, hopeful that I can keep up my current pace, and perhaps even surpass it again 👀
Bonus Boo pic for the new year:
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Storygraph Wrap-Up 2024
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big shoutout to @ladytessa74 for reading Little Rot with me, even though we both ended up not liking it much 😬
also shoutout to mytbr.co because Liliana's Invincible Summer was one of the three book recs I received after getting tailored book recs from them.
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