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Mid-month Reading Wrap Up, feat. new favorites and TBR progress | Jan. 2019

On January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 By Kristan @ Lit ListeningIn Wrap UpsLeave a comment

Happy Monday, fellow bookworms. It’s time for my first wrap up of the year!

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So, Bookstagram: I think I’ve discovered a jinx. 🔮 Bare with me: I’m a cynic who doesn’t really believe in things like that, so it’s more of a self-defeating prophecy. But here’s my theory: It seems like as soon as I stage a photo of a book I haven’t started reading yet, I’m doomed to not crack it open. Case in point: The Casual Vacancy. . I took this photo on Friday, intending to post on Friday, to talk about using it for the Tome Topple readathon challenge of “tome that’s been on my TBR the longest.” Folks, it’s Monday. Not only did I not post this when I intended, but I have yet to start reading it either. For no real reason — just jinxed. . Anyone else notice a pattern in their reading? Like as soon as you plan your month’s TBR you are no longer interested in those books? Let’s dissect the causes 🔬

Good evening, folks 🌆 Work was absolutely crazy today, but I survived! I feel like treat myself so I’m off to the bookstore 📚 . But I’m really eager to get back home for my current read: The Light Brigade by @kameronhurley 🌠 It’s a military sci-fi thriller that I’m absolutely devouring. Check out @basiclandcave for her great review that made me push this up on my TBR. I’m listening on audio (obviously) and its narrated by the actress who play Drummer in The Expanse so I’m having an easy time picturing her as Dietz, as she deals with her time-bending confusion and badassery. . What are you currently reading? Or better: what was the last book you treated yourself with?

Hooray 🏆 // Alternatively: Good Riddance! . I’ve finally done it, everyone. I finally finished reading The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. Here’s what it took, by the numbers: Months: 14 Pages: 12,000+ Time Spent Listening: 19+ DAYS (461 hours to be exact) Hair pulling, sighs, rage pausing: Countless . I haven’t been shy about saying I did not enjoy this classic epic fantasy series, but I was determined to see it through to the end. I knew I was in the minority of fantasy readers (it tops most gatekeepers’ lists of best fantasy of all time), I wanted to trust Brandon Sanderson could fix some of the issues I had in his finishing off of the last three books, etc. But to say there were highs and lows in my reading experience would be too generous — more like a few coasting plateaus and a lot of crashing lows. . I’ve had far too many unpleasant arguments with Jordan Stans to go into any more detail than that (DM me if you want specifics, because you might still want to try the series yourself). I’m simply here to say what most generous readers will tell you: Ignore the gatekeepers. You don’t have to read this series to be a true “Fantasy fan.” It’s OK to not like certain authors and certain books. If you like fantasy, you’re a fantasy fan. You’re under no other obligation than that. . Simply put: Don’t let the Stans get you down. . . . (For readathon updates, continued in the comments)

“No one trans story is better or inherently more “radical” than another, but that hasn’t stopped cisgender media culture from deeming certain trans stories to be more valuable than others. Those of us who don’t fit the classical narrative end up either having our stories edited and reedited until they fit, or end up having our voices silenced. And that’s fucked.” 💯 . . . Good evening, lovely bookish people 📚 I hope everyone had an easy start to your weeks. Here’s what I’m brightening my day with: Sissy by @jacobtobia. They have broken the unnecessary mold of “trans narratives” with this memoir. This book so far has had equal parts nuanced conversations about gender and hilarious banter with the reader (don’t knock their grandma’s style!) It truly is a reclamation – of the word sissy and of their own story. • What book are you starting your week off with?

Happy Friday 🎉 Anyone else have the longest week ever?? It’s nearly time to just settle in with a few good books and good food and to overall recharge this weekend 🌞 . On my reading plans: A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum. I listened to just the opening of this book a couple days ago and, let me tell you, it was acutely difficult to not drop everything to binge the rest. But the time has finally come! I started in earnest this morning and am really enjoying this multigenerational family saga, following conservative Palestinian women living in America as they weigh the duties they feel to themselves and to their communities and family. I’ve heard nothing but rave reviews so far, so I’m sure I’m in for quite the story. . What’s on your reading plans for the weekend ahead?

“Someone asked me if Queenie is an ‘issues’ book – and I said no. It is just about a woman living her life.” - Candice Carty-Williams ✨Book Review✨ . Ignore what the blurbs will tell you about this book. Ignore the comp titles. Just know that the title is a perfect summary. It’s about Queenie. It’s not “Queenie and ___ Blank take on London” blah blah blah. Go in expecting to read about Queenie, a 25-year-old British Jamaican woman stuck in an entry level job and who’s broken up with her long-term white boyfriend. And with that story you get all of Queenie: her baggage, her jokes, her mistakes, and her charms. . I was utterly charmed by Queenie. Listening to the book while walking to and from work last week had me laughing out loud one minute and muttering “Oh Queenie no” the next. But I think you need to go in without those blurbs and comps to color your expectations. I’ve seen reviews saying it didn’t delve into the more serious topics enough. But that’s what wrong expectations will get you. . Queenie, the book, touches on everything from interracial relationships, female friendship, fetishization of black women, Black Lives Matter, mental health stigmas, abuse, feminism and sexuality, and more I’m probably forgetting. But it’s not *about* any of those things. But they all impact how Queenie lives her life. And that should be enough. . (Bonus points for having one of the better depictions of working in the media that I’ve read/seen) . . . . . . #queenie #candicecartywilliams #bookreview #review #britlit #audiobook #notchicklit #readersofinstagram #bookstagram #blacklit #2019release #contemporary #notjustaprettybook

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