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: 2025-05-10 05:58 am (UTC)Pronouns: he/him
Age Group: 40s
Dealbreaker(s): For books? Probably super stereotypical portrayals of gender roles/dynamics. Gratuitous violence. Edgelordiness. Stylistic choices that make a book inaccessible/impenetrable. Overwhelming lore/worldbuilding. Wow, there are more than I thought! For journals...right-wing rhetoric in either its explicit or more dog whistley forms. Generally I like reading the thoughts of chill, down-to-earth people who are enthusiastic and introspective about their interests and lives. Not saying journaling about other kinds of stuff, or with other kinds of energy, is necessarily a deal-breaker though.
I Recently Finished Reading: Bellies, by Nicola Dinan
A Book I Want to Reread: Ahh, I wish I was more of a re-reader, but I'm not. I'd like to re-read The Time Traveler's Wife sometime, but I'm afraid it won't conjure up the same feelings as it did the first time, or that I'll find it problematic in ways I was willing/able to overlook before...
Some Published Titles From My To Be Read List: Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin. Also some kinda guilty pleasure "steamy" fantasy books I feel a little reluctant to mention here.......
A Book Not-Yet-Published I'm Excited About: I don't know! I don't really pay attention.
Related Book News I've Got My Eye On: (adaptations etc.) Same
My All-Time Favorite Book(s): Tough to say...the first books I remember *really* making an impression on me were Fahrenheit 451 and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, but I haven't revisited them in years. Moby Dick is up there. Also this might sound pretentious but really it's not--Roland Barthes' more autobiographical stuff. Love those books.
My Favorite Book Genre(s): Probably realistic contemporary fiction, big honkin 19th century novels, and more recently, select SFF stuff and the occasional fluffy romance.
A Book I Recommend in My Favorite Genre(s): For realistic contemporary fiction...probably Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan novels. For big honkin 19th century novels, probably Les Miserables. For SFF, Becky Chambers' Wayfarer series.
A Book I Don't Recommend in My Favorite Genre(s): Probably Moby Dick.
A Genre I'm Interested in Trying Out: I think I'd like to try reading more fluffy romance and fluffy mystery.
Link to My Latest Book Review: Probably nothing too recent, and f-locked anyway, but I'd like to write more book reviews!
Link to My Reading Log: NA
Books/Genres I'm Interested in Discussing/Chatting About: Any of the stuff I mentioned above, plus thoughtful current events-y non-fiction.