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#12booksfor2025

and we‘ve made it through to the end!

I was complaining to a colleague that I didn‘t feel like any of my audiobooks and instead of telling me to 🤫 she threw some recommendations at me - and this was the result!

Unclear if I need to be concerned about how relatable I found Marisa - like, is it relatable to the millennial experience ™️ or do I need to reflect more on how I coped with 2025? It‘s probably fine 🚍

I almost returned this unread, as I could see there was quite a few people waiting on it - but happily, I pushed play - and ended up discovering one of my favourite books of the year.

Marisa is someone I found, somewhat uncomfortably, relatable. Her life looks good on paper but the reality doesn‘t quite match up. I empathised and laughed out loud on several occasions (especially the part with the out of office emails).

I really felt this book, despite not being a full-time office worker for more than a couple of years in the past 20 years. Serrano's (or at least her translator's) tone blends well both the existential despair and existential ridiculousness of being a creative---or even just a conscious, discerning, aware human being---in a corporate environment. And oh, my, did she make me crave a trip to Spain in general and El Museo del Prado in particular.

🎶 It‘s the most wonderful (reading) time of the year 🎵 October‘s #Bookspin list. I love October reading, especially with the #Dewey 24-hour readathon.

This cousin to Office Space is a darkly funny look at office culture and the inanity of certain jobs. But, it goes a step further by critiquing the emptiness of modern online life. When it inevitably goes off the rails, it does so in ways I didn‘t expect. I really enjoyed this and am happy to see BOTM stretching a bit.

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This book… It made me suppress giggles while reading it in public. It surprised and delighted me; it held up a mirror to me. It made me thoughtful. It nailed millennial malaise and professional ennui with a cutting potency. Has your job burnt you to the ground? Read this and come back to life. #BOTM

Halle Butler but make it Spanish (Catalonian?) in Madrid. Lots of millennial workplace ennui. Slow in the beginning but sticks the landing big time!

I like that #botm is experimenting with translated lit.

Took a break because my relationship ended and then I have surgery next week (of course). 🤦🏻‍♀️ I‘ll be in and out, but hopefully more in this fall!