Thanks for the tag @julieclair
1. I thought it was going to be North Woods but Tom Lake weeks later still keeps talking to me.
2. Just looking forward to a bunch of horror. The long list for the Stoker Awards came out so there‘s a lot I want to get to. Also- #justiceforMariannaEnriquez She didn‘t get nominated and I‘m pretty upset.
TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 3mo
julieclair Interesting about Tom Lake! Just yesterday, my irl book club was picking books, and Tom Lake didn‘t make the cut. I was disappointed about that, but will just plan to read it anyway! 3mo
AmyG I got to get to Tom Lake. 3mo
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BarbaraBB Super interested in Tom Lake, especially after your North Woods review! 3mo
Bookzombie I haven‘t read Our Share of Night yet, but I know it was a big pick for you. Since I sort of bailed (I might go back to) Burn The Negative, I think she should have that spot. 3mo
Bookzombie Also, how do they define long fiction? Due‘s Rumpus Room is a short story (very good) but Khaw‘s is more of a novella (haven‘t read it). Just curious. 🙂 3mo
Bookzombie Also they have Camp Damascus as YA. It feels YA but the main character is an adult age wise and Goodreads has it as adult. 🤔 I don‘t really keep up with the awards so I‘m probably being annoying with my lack of knowledge on how they work. (edited) 3mo
Leniverse Tom Lake still speaks to me too, and I read it in Nov-Dec. I haven't read North Woods yet, but it's a high priority. 3mo
Reggie @julieclair I think you‘d love it! 3mo
Reggie @AmyG you loved the North Woods, you‘ll love this. 3mo
Reggie @BarbaraBB I don‘t know how your kids are but in Tom Lake there is this one daughter who just eats that mom‘s lunch and even though they‘re adults in the present there are echoes of their strained teenager-mom relationship and I just loved it. 3mo
Reggie @Bookzombie I have no idea what constitutes what cause I wanna just be like novellas? You talking about novellas. Short story? Best short story? lol also ughhhhhh last year for best first time novel the one book from that category that won, I bailed on. Sometimes I just wonder if it‘s a popularity contest cause all members get to vote. And I don‘t think everybody reads everything. I need to just stop. lol I‘m becoming that crazy guy. 3mo
Bookzombie You are not! I remember that last year you were not thrilled with all the wins. I don‘t feel like I can keep up with awards because I don‘t read enough of them in time to make a responsible decision. For example, for first novel, I have read two so far. I wonder about it being a popularity contest too. 3mo
vivastory Off to look at the longlist but I'm a bit shocked that Enriquez didn't get nominated! 3mo
vivastory @reggie @bookzombie I'm looking at the Stoker longlist now & am also a bit annoyed/confused as well. Annoyed bc while I did enjoy Black Mirror's Beyond the Sea, it didn't compare to Demon 79 IMO. And how can you nominate Exorcist: Believer, but not “Talk to Me“? I'm definitely confused by the long form category because it appears that there is a category specifically for short stories under short form. 3mo
BarbaraBB That sounds great, thanks! 3mo
Reggie @vivastory I have only watched a couple of Black Mirror episodes but now that it‘s really cold and overcast I think I‘m going to watch the new ones now. @Bookzombie last night I went to a horror bookclub for Lone Women. I had such a great time. I was explaining why I didn‘t like the back half part of which was the stakes were low. We got to a point where none of the likable characters were gonna die. I said my favorite books will hurt me and 👇🏼 3mo
Reggie verbatim-‘I want to be torn up on the inside.‘and right after I said that this girl who looked like she was 19-21 let out the biggest laugh and right away took it down as all the older women looked at her. And none of them got it but I smiled real big at her, like get your mind out of the gay gutter. It was a small moment her and I shared. It was so funny. 3mo
Bookzombie @Reggie lol That is so funny! I‘m glad you had such a great time. I still need to read Lone Women. What‘s their next read? 3mo
Reggie @Bookzombie It‘s Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes. Which I love, so I‘m gonna reread it and go back. The one after that is Beloved by Toni Morrison so I‘m excited for that. I‘ve never read it. 3mo
Bookzombie @Reggie I loved Broken Monsters too and also have never read Beloved. 3mo
Rissreads Another book club Reggie! It sounds like you are living your best life! I binged all of Black Mirror recently, sooooooo good! 3mo
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