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Finished reading Big Fan: Two Friends, 82,490 Miles, and the Wild, Wonderful Sports We Love

Added Babylon, South Dakota to Read Books

Wants to read Between the World and Me

Rated Hot Milk 7/10

Rated Dungeon Crawler Carl 9/10

It was goofy, incredibly ridiculous, and one of the few books that had me literally laughing myself to tears as I read.

As the friend who recommended the book said to me: It reads like a ridiculous TTRPG campaign from a super-twisted GM with raunchy humor.

I love my High Fantasy series like LotR, The Wheel of Time, The Cosmere, etc. But sometimes a good bit of humor fantasy is in order. This hit the spot so much better than I expected it to.

Rated Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results 4/10

Wants to read The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor

Wants to read Swords & Dark Magic: The New Sword and Sorcery

Wants to read Brave New World

Abandoned A Philosophy of Software Design

Wants to read Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

Added Privacy's Defender to Read Books

Wants to read Millions, Billions, Zillions: Defending Yourself in a World of Too Many Numbers

Wants to read Spies, Lies, and Exile: The Extraordinary Story of Russian Double Agent George Blake

Rated Marlena 8/10

A dark and moody story of the teenage friendship between two young women and the weight that the loss of one friend casts over the rest of the other friend's life. Reminiscent of [b:The Girls|26893819|The Girls|Emma Cline|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1492065338s/26893819.jpg|42856015] and [b:Eileen|23453099|Eileen|Ottessa Moshfegh|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1479545528s/23453099.jpg|43014905] in tone and structure; like those books, this one is presented as retrospective, and like them it concerns drugs, violence, depression, the families we're stuck with and the families we create, and the incredible intensity of the attachments young women make with one another. Mild spoiler: it sets up as though there's a ~twist~, a mystery or puzzle that gets solved, but really doesn't play out that way (not a bad thing, just don't expect [b:Gone Girl|19288043|Gone Girl|Gillian Flynn|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1397056917s/19288043.jpg|13306276] or whatever).

Rated Carl's Doomsday Scenario 8/10

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, but not quite as much as the first. There were the typical hilarious parts that made me laugh loudly as I was reading, but it didn't seem quite as engaging as the first. I can't quite put my finger on "why."

Alas, the show WILL go on, because I'm quite invested in the future of Carl, Donut, Mordecai, and Mongo.

Rated Time Shelter 8/10

Rated Canto yo y la montaña baila 10/10

Rated Los nombres propios 8/10

Rated Sed 8/10

Rated Estupor y temblores 8/10

Rated El camino 8/10

Reading The Physics of Filter Coffee

Wants to read Anything You Want