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1) I've probably read worse books, but leaving out those that are essentially unreadable because of major editing/organization flaws, the tagged is certainly near the top of the list (or the bottom, depending on perspective). The more recent Manhunt is also a contender.

2) Anything 50 Shades or Jodi Picoult.

#ihavequestions @RaeLovesToRead

Every week, I highlight #LGBTQAuthors as part of #TheRainbowShelf ?️‍? Meet K.M. Szpara, a Baltimore-bases author. His work has been nominated for Hugo and Nebula awards. His debut novel, Docile, published in 2020 and is described as "a science fiction parable about love and sex, wealth and debt, abuse and power." #LGBTQ #LGBTQAuthors #QueerBooks #QueerAuthors

🎧 Do NOT read this book .. at work. I‘d like to slap an X rating on it! I‘d compare this book to The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty! It‘s NAUGHTY! READ THE REVIEWS!

Debtors have the option of jail or indentured servitude with a drug that makes you docile, forgetful & may include way more kink than you think. Elisha enters into a lifetime contract w/Alex. Both guys change, engage in a LOT of umm extracurricular activities & solve a mystery ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Definitely not for every reader (trigger warnings for mental, physical, and sexual assault). But I found this to be incredibly provocative and I was thinking about the issues that this book addresses well past the last page. Amazing sci Fi debut. #Edelweiss

Bland characters, underdeveloped world, obvious patching of plot holes, plus it made me feel icky. (Note: I hadn't even gotten to a scene with dubious sexual consent yet). Apparently there is an actual (mostly fanfic) subgenre called "slavefic." Docile is a published version. Ew. From reviews I've read it does not appear Docile interrogates racism or the history of slavery, nor does it actually meaningfully critique capitalism or sexual assault.

I gave this one a solid attempt because I thought there had to be more to it than just dystopian erotica, but 333 pages in I finally figured out it wasn't getting better. The characters are empty, inconsistent, and largely interchangeable, and the plot is convoluted. This is the first #gettbr recommendation I've completely disliked.

"After today, I will have seven rights."

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

...but I have promises to keep. And miles to go before I sleep.

(Don't worry, there's coffee in there. I just drank half the cup before I thought about taking a picture.)

This was a really compelling book... cerebral even. Dealing with matters of consent, social issues, and consumerism is no small feat. I found the latter half of the book to be a little less enjoyable due to some "convenient" plot points - but this is still a must-read!!!

This book is up next! 💕📚 And my sweet boys are just as excited! 😸 #catsoflitsy #littenkitten #roxas #chaplin

This book is riveting... as someone who is both a survivor or sexual assault and also someone who actively incorporates dominance/submission into my sex life, this is a challenging and thought-provoking read. I'm excited to see how it concludes.

Hooray for Book Riot Tailored Book Recommendations! Now, do I (a) change my May reading plans to accommodate these, (b) hold these until June, or (c) just scrap the May plan and read them anyway? I like to think I'm the kind of person who does a or b, but my money's on c.

Or there's the Wild Card option: Clear my schedule and binge read these before May 1. This might have worked in 2019, but I doubt my 2020 attention span is up to it.

Bedtime = book time.

I am ridiculously excited about this book.

Definitely not going to be for everyone. Major trigger warnings. If you spend a lot of time on archive of our own you‘re probably prepared though.

#mood

In the near future Elisha becomes a Docile selling himself into lifelong servitude to pay off his family‘s debt.

One of the most compulsively readable books I‘ve read in a long time—one dealing with some big topics—consent, class, privilege, debt, abuse, survivorship, medical ethics—in provocative & thought-provoking ways. Still, it could have benefitted from better contextualization, more about how & why society reached this point.⬇️

Charlie Jane Anders raved about this book ages ago so when I saw the author was going to be at #c2e2, I made sure to attend his panel (John Scalzi was on the same panel and yes, it was as entertaining as you might expect). After the panel, my husband stood in line to get it signed for me. 😍 I started reading it last night and stayed up way past my bedtime because I could not put it down. I expect tonight will be more of the same!

#friYAYintro

Thanks for the tag @Nute and I‘m sorry I‘m so late in posting!

1. Absolutely—although an ugly cover won‘t stop me from buying a book. That said, I definitely appreciate a well-designed cover
2. Bought the tagged book together with The Rise of Skywalker yesterday
3. All over the place—always multiple sources
4. Wake up immediately, often without an alarm. I‘m a morning person
5. 👋👋👋

@4thhouseontheleft @howjessreads

Day 2 at #c2e2 was a quieter book day but still pretty awesome. Attended a Tor panel on science fiction and speculative fiction. Szpara was one of the authors and was, I have to say, very entertaining. Thrilled to get my hands on this book—it‘s been on my radar since Charlie Jane Anders raved about it. (Best of all my husband and son stood in line to get it signed for me while I was waiting with my daughter for the Arrow panel!)

In a future where debt has exploded and the solution is selling yourself for your debt as a "docile," Elisha becomes the docile for not just any trillonaire , but the trillionaire heir to the drug empire whose drug Dociline permanently disabled his mother after her time as a docile. Consent issues, debt and capitalism. A heavy, impactful read. Mind the trigger warnings.

TW: nonconsensual sex, indentured servitude, debt issues, abuse, etc.

1. A Princess in Theory, Autononous, and Docile

2. Docile was the first book I started in 2020. Elma a Bear's Life was the first I finished.

3. Get through more of my physical tbr

#weekendreads

“There is no consent under capitalism.” The tagline is the clue to how disturbing the book‘s near future world is. Genuinely creepy, in a starts bad, gets worse way. I‘m not sure who to recommend this to - contains financial, sexual, & physical abuse, for those who benefit from warnings #ARC

"From reading too much, and sleeping too little, his brain dried up on him and he lost his judgment." - Cervantes ?
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This checks out. ? Happy Sunday, meeps! What are you reading??