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Martha's avatar

My criteria is also a book that I can’t stop thinking about! That it lingers about in my brain for weeks or even MONTHS after I read it. To me, that is my contender for favourites of the year. Further criteria includes: books that make me cry, books where I’m blown away by the writing, books that I couldn’t put down and books that change the way I look at or think about the world.

I’m currently collecting my list of favourites of the year and BOY it is hard. But I also love it. I love being balls deep in books.

The Candy House has been on my TBR for a while, thanks for bumping it up further. It sounds brilliant! And no main character?!?! I’m flawed!

Devastated the new hunger games is sooo cringey. But at the same time so unbelievably pleased you saw it before I did and can therefore tell me to avoid the hell out of it. Thank you for your service 💜 at least the original 4 remain incredible and always at our finger tips to watch! I can’t wait for your best books of the year Natalie!

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Savage Detectives was his breakout, but I would suggest starting with Amulet. It’s short. Here’s the Wiki link. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amulet_(novel). If had to choose a desert island novelist, it would either be Dickens or Bolano. 2666 is his masterpiece. Strangest, most indelible novel I’ve ever read.

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