Booknook Friending Meme, Take 2
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booknookHello, hello! booknook is (again) tossing its hat in the ring for 3weeks4dreamwidth in the form of a friending meme :D
This is the same meme as last year, as I do not have the brain-space to make a new one, but who knows! You're answers might have changed! You might not have seen the newest entries! You might have completely forgotten to check it out at all, even though you're the admin and you really should have. So let's do this again! <3
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booknook is (again) tossing its hat in the ring for 3weeks4dreamwidth in the form of a friending meme :D This is the same meme as last year, as I do not have the brain-space to make a new one, but who knows! You're answers might have changed! You might not have seen the newest entries! You might have completely forgotten to check it out at all, even though you're the admin and you really should have. So let's do this again! <3
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Date: 2025-05-01 10:00 am (UTC)Name: Tina.
Pronouns: She/her or they/them.
Age Group: I turn 37 in nine days.
Dealbreaker(s): Just don't be an asshole and we will get along just fine ;) Also, if you're a "positive vibes only" person, my journal will probably not be for you. I am not saying I only post sad stuff, but I do have some mental health issues and want to be able to freely write about them without fearing that it's "too much" for somebody. I hope that makes sense?!?
I Recently Finished Reading: "Mexican Gothic" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
A Book I Want to Reread: I hardly ever re-read books, tbh. There are so many great ones out there left to discover!
Some Published Titles From My To Be Read List: "Wild Dark Shore" by Charlotte McConaghy, "Black Woods Blue Sky" by Eowyn Ivey...
A Book Not-Yet-Published I'm Excited About: I have to admit that I'm not currently up-to-date on what's coming out. Need to check out some Goodreads lists, I guess!
Related Book News I've Got My Eye On: (adaptations etc.) I don't really keep up with those, tbh.
My All-Time Favorite Book(s): I cannot possible choose one! A few are: "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov, "The Wrong Boy" by Willy Russell & "Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides.
My Favorite Book Genre(s): Literary Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction (biographies/memoirs, social/political topics, psychology etc.), Dystopian, Horror...these are the ones I tend to gravitate to the most. I will read almost anything as long as the book as such sounds interesting. Just not too much into most sci-fi, high fantasy, or extremely gory/gross things. I also seem to slowly "age out" of Young Adult novels, as most that I have recently read I didn't enjoy that much.
A Book I Recommend in My Favorite Genre(s): My favourites, of course. As for a recent read, I really loved "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver.
A Book I Don't Recommend in My Favorite Genre(s): Wow, good question! I might have to come back to you on that one.
A Genre I'm Interested in Trying Out:It's not exactly "new" to me, but I would like to read more graphic novels.
Link to My Latest Book Review: Most of mine tend to come out rather short, but here's a link to the one for "Mexican Gothic": https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5522990140 - and for a longer one, "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous" by Ocean Vuong: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7106293261 (there are spoilers in there, just as a warning). Please don't flame me if you disagree with anything, okay? D:
Link to My Reading Log: My Goodreads profile is here: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/66008211-tina and I also do "What are you reading Wednesdays" on my journal, but those are Friends Only.
Books/Genres I'm Interested in Discussing/Chatting About: All of them!
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Date: 2025-05-01 08:21 pm (UTC)It makes total sense! People who have never battled with their own mental health don't know or understand what it's like. And, while I'm sure they're trying to help, it sometimes backfires, too. Besides, it's your space and you shouldn't ever feel like you need to hold back.
We have a lot of genres in common! I'm also one of those people who will read something outside their comfort zones just because it sounds interesting.
That's a bummer about Mexican Gothic! I have it on my e-reader and will get to it eventually.
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Date: 2025-05-02 02:28 pm (UTC)I'm glad you understand ♥
Don't let me put you off reading the book, please! You might still enjoy it - I saw many glowing reviews on Goodreads :)
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Date: 2025-05-02 05:31 pm (UTC)And of course, it's the mom in me, I think.
Honestly, by the time I get around to reading it, I'll have forgotten EVERYTHING, so it's all good!