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Rated Hench 9/10
<div>I bought this book forever ago, and now I'm a little mad I didn't read it sooner. This was great. Funny, smart, a little gross at the end! I will def read the next one.</div>
Finished reading Son of the Storm
Rated Big Little Lies 8/10
Wants to read Warrior of the Wind
Finished reading Witchmark
Rated Hands 6/10
<a href="https://smus.com/books/john-napier-hands">Full review on smus.com</a>
Rated Parable of the Talents 10/10
If this year's election had a different outcome, this would be a much heavier read (not that it isn't heavy, regardless). Both this book and its predecessor are excellent, and I enjoyed having the different characters' points-of-view in this one. When people say "Who would write about our current time," and they neglect to mention Octavia Butler, I see a gap in their reading history. I'm glad I filled in the gap.
Wants to read Where the Dead Brides Gather
Rated De verwarde cavia 6/10
Grappig en herkenbaar
Wants to read Seven Surrenders
Finished reading Even Though I Knew the End
Finished reading Good Omens
Finished reading Mort
Wants to read I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf
Finished reading Guards! Guards!
Rated I Loved You More: A Novel 10/10
Briefly, I debated between <i>The Price of Salt</i> by Patricia Highsmith and this book for my favorite read this year, but what gave <i>I Loved You More</i> its edge was my visceral reaction to it. This book fucked me up in the best way, right when I needed it. While Highsmith keeps a certain amount of narrative distance from the love, lust, loneliness, and longing, Spanbauer dives right in. Mercilessly.<br><br>The Goodreads plot description doesn't really do the book justice. The friendship between these two men — Ben, more-or-less gay; Hank, more-or-less straight — is intense and beautiful. For a time, they drift apart, and their reunion is full of its own complications. Because it's partially set in 1980s New York, illness and caregiving play a central part of the story as well. <br><br>I cannot recommend this book enough.<br><br>(See the rest of my Top 10 Favorites from 2015 at <a href="http://glorifiedloveletters.blogspot.com/2015/12/glorified-love-letters-top-10-favorite.html">Glorified Love Letters</a>.)
Rated Jago & Litefoot: Series 5 7/10
<div>Wasn't as into this one as some of the previous offerings, but it was still good.</div>
Rated Network Effect 8/10
<div>Very much enjoyed this novel-length installment of the Murderbot series. I listened to the audiobook, which I think adds to the humor.</div>
Rated proxy 8/10
My review appears at <a href="http://therumpus.net/2013/11/proxy-by-r-erica-doyle/">The Rumpus</a>.