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Another one that I can‘t believe I waited so long to read. This was a depressing dystopian about how humans are awful…at least that‘s how I saw it😂

#mondaymood
@Deblovestoread

It's all about #bannedbooks for me this week. From the King himself: “When a book is banned, a whole set of thoughts is locked behind the assertion that there is only one valid set of values, one valid set of beliefs, one valid perception of the world. It‘s a scary idea, especially in a society which has been built on the ideas of free choice and free thought“ (Stephen King).

My incredibly ambitious TBR pile for the upcoming period of time. At least I have some good ones! #tbrmountain #upnext #toomanybooks #notenoughtime #sendhelp 🤩💙🥹📚

I'm glad I stuck with the trilogy There was a little too much graphic violence and a bit of a "horror" feel to it all, but a fun read nonetheless. I much prefer Crouch's Dark Matter and Recursion though.

I've gotten back into the #1001books list a little more consistently, I've read I think 4 in the last few months. I'm using Serial Reader to tackle some - currently it's Erewhon, and honestly I'd be finding it a slog if it weren't for the bite sized installments.

Anyone else reading the #1001books list have recommendations for real gems you've found on the list? The last several I've read have all been fine, but I'm hoping for more than fine.

I‘m not a fan of #Zombie films or novels, but this was an interesting take on the genre, where a fungal infection puts people into a zombie-like state, with the exception of some children, who are sort of “high functioning” zombies.

#HauntsAndHexes
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@Eggs

They did such a good job on this movie. Dare I say, maybe I liked it better than the novella? The friendships were done beautifully and the ending was better. It was very moving overall.

Book cover scavenger hunt: landscape

Selected because the titular landscape sounds delicious.

#grimreaders #hauntedshelf

“New York City in life was much like New York City in death. It was still hard to get a cab, for example.”

Who else but Whitehead could write a tongue-in-cheek zombie pandemic novel set in NYC!?!

#Zombie

#HauntsAndHexes

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

repost for @Soubhiville

Happy October #AuthorAMonth readers! My post is late this month as I had a visit from my sister and my Mom just moved in with me. I hope you‘ve already picked up your October author, Octavia Butler. Please take care of yourself while reading, as she goes dark and her fiction feels timely as she addresses inequality and other fights we are currently in politically.

What are you hoping to read?