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infinitesoleil, 20 days ago to bookstodon

#Currentlyreading Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne

A fellow social worker I knew from grad school shared this book on her Instagram story and recommended it. I was on a hold list for the ebook at my local library for weeks, but now, I have it. I’m also listening to the #audiobook read by the author.

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infinitesoleil, 1 month ago to bookstodon

#BookReview

4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This book was absolutely unhinged. That’s the best way I can describe it. The main character was unhinged, the way the book took a turn and nearly became a horror novel was unhinged. The way it ended was unhinged. I was getting so enraged at the main character’s behavior that I was live reacting as I read in a mutual’s DMs who had just finished reading the book the week prior.

Would I read this book again? Probably. Not anytime in the near future though. Aside from the insane plot line, this book touched on themes like interpersonal racism, discrimination, identity and authenticity, representation, cultural appropriation, and cancel culture.

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infinitesoleil, 1 month ago to bookstodon

#currentlyreading Yellowface by R. F. Kuang.

I’ve heard good things about this book. With AANHPI heritage month starting tomorrow, I felt this was a good time to start.

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infinitesoleil, 1 month ago to 13thFloor

I forgot to post that I was reading The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose. This is the sequel to The Maid that I read previously. I liked this book better than the first one, maybe because I knew what to expect from Molly and the other hotel staff. Another thing I liked about this book was how it switched from Molly’s perspective in present day to her memories of her childhood. It added a lot of background and context that I found necessary for the development of the book’s plot.

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infinitesoleil, 2 months ago to 13thFloor

#Currentlyreading The Maid by Nita Prose

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infinitesoleil, 3 months ago to 13thFloor

Also #currentlyreading Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

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infinitesoleil, 3 months ago to 13thFloor

#Currentlyreading When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole.

In recognition of Black History Month, I’m reading books written by black authors, starting with this one. Of course, it’s a thriller.

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infinitesoleil, 4 months ago to 13thFloor

#Currentlyreading Out by Natsuo Kirino

My sister made me a “blind date with a book” box for Christmas, and this was the book she gifted me.

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infinitesoleil, 5 months ago to 13thFloor

#Currentlyreading The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell, the sequel to The Family Upstairs.

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infinitesoleil, 5 months ago to 13thFloor

#Currentlyreading Banyan Moon by Thao Thai

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infinitesoleil, 6 months ago to scifi

#currentlyreading The Last Human by Zack Jordan.

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infinitesoleil, 6 months ago to sciencefiction

#currentlyreading The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James. #bookstodon #sciencefiction #scifi @bookstodon

infinitesoleil, 6 months ago to bookstodon

@bookstodon

I like this Amanda Hamilton poem that Kya recites.

"I must let go now.
Let you go.
Love is too often
The answer for staying.
Too seldom the reason
For going.
I drop the line
And watch you drift away.

"All along
You thought
The fiery current
Of your lover's breast
Pulled you to the deep.
But it was my heart-tide
Releasing you
To float adrift
With seaweed."

infinitesoleil, 6 months ago to bookstodon

#Currentlyreading Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. I’ve been meaning to read this for a while now. The motion picture is on Netflix, and I told myself I wouldn’t watch it until /after/ I read the book.

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infinitesoleil, 6 months ago to bookstodon

#Currentlyreading None of this is True by Lisa Jewel. #suspense #thriller #psychological_thriller @bookstodon @bookstodon

infinitesoleil, 6 months ago to bookstodon

I’m #currentlyreading Fallout, the third book in the Crank series by Ellen Hopkins. This book is from the perspectives of three of Kristina Snow’s five children, Hunter, Autumn, and Summer. They all have different fathers and live with different guardians.

I’m also reading A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson. Pippa (Pip) Fitza-Amobi is working on her senior capstone project. Her topic of choice? To research the roles of print, televised, and social media in police investigations using the case of Andie Bell as a case study.

Five years ago, Andie Bell went missing and then was presumed to be dead when her body was not located. Her boyfriend, Sal Singh, is believed to be the murderer but this could not be confirmed because he was found dead in the woods, presumably from suicide. The police and practically the whole town believe he murdered Andie. Pip does not.

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infinitesoleil, 7 months ago to bookstodon

#currentlyreading Glass by Ellen Hopkins and The Deep by Rivers Solomon.

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Cover image of The Deep by Rivers Solomon. There’s a merperson beneath the water surrounded by whales.