#i come up slightly blank since i haven't been able to summon the spoons to read as much as i would like

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📙What’s your favorite genre to read, and do you have any recommendations within that genre?

ho boy, most of my book diet has been nonfiction recently due to university so I haven't had a chance to catch up on fiction. normally i do read relatively widely so i like most genres, the ones i tend to go for are either speculative so like sci-fi, fantasy, and things in that vein, or like romantic-comedies. im probably not gonna rec the rom-com books i've read since the ones i've read so far are pretty liberal in outlook so not worth reccing other than sheer shallow pleasure.

in terms of speculative, i highly recommend player of games by iain m banks. it's the 2nd book within the culture series, which i was recommended through my brother who practically won't shut up about it. my brother did give me an optimal reading order that is different from the publishing order, which is why i started with the second book published rather than the first book. player of games is a pretty good introduction to the world of the culture and it was a bit slow in the beginning but it definitely picks up pace soon enough and iain m banks' writing is unlike other sci-fi writers i've read, it definitely has a more literary flair and a very unique style that can't seem to be replicated by anyone else. most other people who are fans of the culture have commonly said they couldn't find other books quite like the culture. also it's really funny. i'm still in the process of reading the entire series, surface detail (my brother basically lent me all of the physical copies he has of the series) is currently on my bedside table atm, and i've been trying to get around to reading it.

❤️Who is your all-time favorite author, and what makes their writing so special to you?

i'm not sure i actually have an all-time favourite author yet, haven't been able to read a wide variety of authors to be able to answer this conclusively. if i had to choose an author that i have read, probably leslie feinberg, stone butch blues is so important and i should probably reread it especially since i've had more experiences since the last time i read it and my queerness has certainly evolved in that time.

🖤 Are there any book series that you’ve been meaning to start but haven’t gotten around to yet? Which ones are they?

my tbr pile is way too much honestly but the ones i've been meaning to start include:

ursula k le guin's earthsea series

terry pratchett's discworld

douglas adams' hitchhiker's guide

among many many others

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