TBRexplosion

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous | Ocean Vuong

Thanks to all who shared their best reads of 2019 for my #YearofReadingLitsy. I've started with the tagged, because apparently I was in the mood to have my heart ripped out of my chest repeatedly for approximately 275 pages

If you're interested in checking out what some Littens picked as their top reads last year, here's the list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19HMuB00kVBia_AgxquDNTbr-2nk1rqXkai673x-U...

TheKidUpstairs @Kalalalatja I know you were interested in seeing the list! 4y

Kalalalatja Thanks for tagging me! I can always use some reading inspiration 🙌 #TBRexplosion 4y

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Conversations with Friends: A Novel | Sally Rooney

With the end of the year approaching, I thought it‘s about time to start up the hashtag #19in2019 again, a few years ago introduced by @Cinfhen of course 💜.

These are my 19 favorite reads this year. It was hard to narrow it down, I‘ve read so many good ones in 2019. Thanks to the challenges and this great community! 💕

merelybookish Fun to see your picks! And two #nyrbbookclub picks I see. 🙂 4y

BarbaraBB @merelybookish Yes, Our #nyrbbookclub definitely adds to my favorite reads, some others we‘ve read are among my favorites as well. Will you post your #19in2019 too? Looking forward to it 😘 4y

TrishB Will have a think over the weekend! 4y

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merelybookish @BarbaraBB Yes, I'd like to. May have to wait till I get home from holidays! Plus, still hoping to squeeze in a few more books! 😁 4y

Cinfhen I‘m not sure I‘m ready to call my #19In2019 just yet 😉 4y

Cinfhen Need to get my iPad so I can see all the awesome titles 😜 4y

youneverarrived I‘ve not read a lot of these! What is the Persephone book? Those two from our book club will be in mine too. 4y

BarbaraBB @youneverarrived

The Home-maker

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I think I am. Just finished Girl Woman Other, I waited until now, but it didn‘t make it to the best 19 for me! 4y

Cinfhen Too bad, but others felt similar to you about Girl including @GuiltyFeat who also loved and named this book his favorite of the year 👉🏽

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erzascarletbookgasm I love seeing your list! I‘ve only read two and have one on my shelves. 4y

CarolynM Love this idea. I'll have to give it some thought. 4y

batsy Fantastic selection! I love it ❤️ 4y

youneverarrived Thanks I‘ve stacked it 👍 4y

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen @GuiltyFeat That one Made it to my list as well. Such a great read! 4y

Kalalalatja I had to screen shot it, so many books I haven‘t read! 📚 #TBRexplosion! 4y

Megabooks Excellent choices!! 4y

LeahBergen Yay for our #NYRBBookClub! 👏🏻👏🏻 4y

Liz_M @youneverarrived Thanks! I was also going to ask about the one title I couldn't make out, but didn't recognize the publisher's aesthetic (although I am aware of their quality books!) 🤗 4y

GuiltyFeat @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen and I just finished On Earth We Are Briefly Gorgeous which has claimed joint best read of the year in its dying moments.

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

BarbaraBB @GuiltyFeat oh I loved that one too 💜 4y

Cinfhen Perfect choice @GuiltyFeat I think you‘re going to like this one too although it‘s not quite as good as the other two👉🏽

Red at the Bone

Cinfhen I just saw they are making a film of

All the Rivers

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen @GuiltyFeat Red at the Bone was fantastic imo! And I love that All the Rivers will be a film. I didn‘t realize it was such a successful novel, I loved it but haven‘t heard or read much about it. 4y

KarenUK We match 3 I think... 👯‍♀️... I‘m just about ready to call my #19in2019 .... this is my 4th year of doing this on Litsy... why does it get harder every year, even though we get one extra book!? @cinfhen @barbarabb (edited) 4y

BarbaraBB @KarenUK Three indeed but among yours are some that made my list in earlier years 😀 4y

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batsy

Zama | Antonio Di Benedetto

To add to the #top10ofthedecade #fictionedition I'm borrowing an idea from @Lindy and doing an #intranslationedition #fictionintranslation

Feel very lucky to be able to have access to a fantastically diverse selection of fiction translated into English; so many brilliant books 💙

@Cinfhen

alisiakae Great idea! And I‘m stacking a lot of these! 😄 4y

Cinfhen Love this!!! Thanks for the additional #TBRexplosion 💥heads up @Kalalalatja 4y

Billypar Great list! Schweblin is at the top of my must-try authors for 2020. Really want to try those Miaojin and Lispector choices. And Strange Weather... @Reggie convinced me on @ReadingEnvy podcast. So basically everything on this list is a must-read for me (except Vegetarian- already read and loved) 😁 4y

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Lindy Thanks for sharing your list! 2020 might be the year that I finally pick up Clarice Lispector. 😊 4y

batsy @4thhouseontheleft @Cinfhen 🙂❤️❤️ 4y

batsy @Billypar I'd definitely encourage you to try them all 😁 Lispector's stories I reread over a period of a year or so... There's something about how she sees the world. And Strange Weather is just one of the loveliest books in terms of being life-affirming. Fever Dream on the other hand messed with me 😭 4y

batsy @Lindy My pleasure! I've only read Lispector's shorts and the novella The Hour of the Star. She's pretty special. Would love to see what you think if you give her a try. 4y

Suet624 I‘ve only read Vegetarian but I did a screenshot so I can find the others. Thanks for sharing! 4y

Kalalalatja Oh, so many new to me books! Definitely a big #TBRexplosion @Cinfhen 💥💥💥 4y

BarbaraBB I may like this one even more 😍😍 4y

ReadingEnvy Eve out of her ruins is so good! 4y

batsy @Suet624 @Kalalalatja @BarbaraBB ❤️❤️❤️ 4y

batsy @ReadingEnvy Just brilliant 4y

readordierachel Love your list! Blowing up my tbr as usual 😃 4y

batsy @readordierachel Always a pleasure 😁❤️ 4y

GatheringBooks oh em gee. this is perfect for our #ReadIntlLit2020. Taking note of some of the lesser-known-to-me titles. You are a veritable treasure trove, Suba. 4y

batsy @GatheringBooks 😘 I hope you get a chance to read them and I'd love to know what you think! 4y

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batsy

My Year of Rest and Relaxation | Ottessa Moshfegh

Thank you for the tag @Centique and I'm sorry it took forever 😆

This is my #top10ofthedecade #fictionedition I read a lot of old books so I tried to make it easier for myself by limiting it to the books published within the decade & cheated by including Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy as one book 😅 I'll be doing a separate one for fiction in translation later #listfever

I loved seeing everyone's lists; great fun ❤️ Fab idea @Cinfhen

Centique Brilliant list as usual! I‘m going to have to catch up on a few of these for sure 😍 4y

BarbaraBB Fab list Batsy, as expected! 💜 4y

Tamra Freshwater was amazing! 😁 4y

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CarolynM Great list. I love Wolf Hall and Hot a Milk. I started reading Whatever Happened to Interracial Love but put it aside. I need to get back to it. 4y

Kalalalatja So many books I haven‘t read! #TBRexplosion 💥 4y

Cinfhen So glad YOU shared your list!!! I need to go back and check out some of these titles that im not familiar with!!!!! Love the hashtag @Kalalalatja It‘s true 💥💥💥💥💥 4y

batsy @Centique @BarbaraBB Thank you, had a lot of fun making this list and scratching it out and remaking it again 😁❤️ 4y

batsy @Tamra Isn't it just 😍 4y

batsy @CarolynM Thank you! The Collins book is a bit of a mood read, I think 🙂 4y

batsy @Kalalalatja @Cinfhen Yay, happy to hear about #tbrexplosion 🙌🏽 4y

Cathythoughts ❤️❤️❤️screen shotting 👍🏻 4y

batsy @Cathythoughts 👍🏽❤️ 4y

Erinreadsthebooks I love this list! 4y

Lindy Such a great list! So happy to see Jenni Fagan making your top 10; Panopticon is brilliant. 4y

batsy @Erinreadsthebooks 😊 4y

batsy @Lindy She's an amazing writer. It's a book that has stayed with me! 4y

Suet624 Oh darn it! More books to find! Freshwater will always be with me. So good. 4y

Freespirit Great List..some I need to read!! 4y

batsy @Suet624 I'm just thinking where Akwaeke Emezi can go after writing a book like that! The bar is set so high! 🙌🏽 4y

batsy @Freespirit Thank you! I recommend these books for sure 😁 4y

readordierachel Good choices!! I have a copy of Panopticon that I must get to soon. 4y

batsy @readordierachel I'm amazed that there's so much of the book I still remember. Raw and urgent. 4y

thereflectiveflaneur Freshwater is utterly astounding! 4y

batsy @thereflectiveflaneur Yes it really is ❤️ 4y

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Gnora

The Cutting Season: A Novel | Attica Locke

Six reasons I should be allowed in McKay's Books! First time visiting the #Knoxville location and I got a wonderful haul! 😍📚#BookHaul #Mckay #TBRexplosion

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