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Every day little stories injected with a good dose of "WTF" as their individual futuristic and sometimes dystopian contexts unfold. Such a fun read! For fans of #SomePossibleSolutions by #HelenPhillips, the short stories of #KarenRussell, old school Twilight Zone, Black Mirror on Netflix... oh and if you're into kink, there's a story in here that you might find. Very intriguing ?

Probably the best coming-of-age novel I've ever read. As someone who deals with depression & anxiety/panic disorders, I often find myself at odds with myself more than anything else. This book captures that feeling. That raw, broken, bleeding on the inside despair. I'm crying but it's a cry of release & relief. And while I've never self-harmed, I truly understand now what could cause someone to do so. 5🌟

This book was really interesting and the perfect thing to pick up when you're in a funk. I don't often read about reading, but I enjoy it. This will make me think about what I'm seeing when I read from here on out.

Although there weren't spoilers, I wished I'd read Anna Karenina and To the Lighthouse before reading this as he refers to them often. I've read Ulysses, so I could appreciate what he was saying about Buck Mulligan.

By now y'all know what I do when I'm nervous: read short story collections!!! These are the three I'm reading now. Any suggestions would be appreciated!! #ebc #shortstorylove

Just finished reading this book and I have so many mixed emotions. This book examines the death of Henrietta Lacks and the use of her cells to further science. Her cells were taken without her or her families knowledge and the discoveries and profits from her "immortal" cells are increasing till this day. Skloot also examines her family and how the loss of their mother and the discovery of her immortality has rocked their lives. This is an...

Not sure if anyone but me and my freshmen philosophy prof will care, but just added this fascinating book to Serial Reader. Journey with Persian nobles Usbek and Rica into 18th century Paris as they grapple with culture shock and deal with unrest back home. One of my favorites from college.

Last time that I dropped in at my beloved, happy place, Elliot Bay Book Company, (in Seattle), I picked a couple of Colson Whitehead's books. Great bookstore in a great neighborhood! #getindie #greatbookstores #elliotbaybookcompany

This is my adorable husband perusing the Music section in Book Man/Book Woman, a treasured, old bookstore in Nashville's Hillsboro Village. It is a maze of precarious looking shelves and secret alcoves of new and gently used books. Good place to get lost. #getindie @Litsy

A memoir filled with over the top characters...it's my early fall beach read (if there is such a thing!) What a crazy story.. Really.

This is a must read, if you need some ammunition for the islamophobic in your life. The book is very structured and so very current. It really describes well the political climate that Muslims in the USA have to deal with these days and that Muslim bashing is very PC right now.

Sometime the book read a little like interview and speech transcripts. Nevertheless, I still recommend to pick it up!