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i didn’t think i’d like this but i’m actually finding it very entertaining

enjoying this! feels quite franzen-esque

i posted about my spring/summer reading list over on substack - come and tell me what you’re planning to read this spring: https://open.substack.com/pub/notesun...

i wrote about some popular books i didn’t like over on my substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/notesun...

i wrapped up everything i read in march over on my substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/notesun...

i wrote about why gen z are NOT too dumb to read the classics, and some classic recs for beginners over on my substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/notesun...

i literally know what happens and i’m still stressed

i (somehow) have read the whole booker prize longlist this year, and you can read my thoughts on all the books on my substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/notesun...

officially halfway through! the writing is undeniably great and there’s a great story in here somewhere, it’s just far too long-winded.

on my substack i recently wrote about why i stopped reading romance and some thoughts on the current state of the contemporary romance genre: https://open.substack.com/pub/notesun...

i’m going to revise my ratings of the booker prize longlist when i’ve read them all, so if you see my current ratings…..don’t quote me. also if any of you are reading the longlist i’d love to know your thoughts!