Tsundoku @lapis@booktoot.club

#introductions #introduction

26 years old #actuallyautistic, studying anthropology.

Fave Authors: Agota Kristof, Madeline Miller, C.S. Friedman, Yukio Mishima, Tamora Pierce

Fave Books: The Notebook, The Proof, The Third Lie (Agota Kristof) - Plz read

Fave Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Literature

I would love to discuss YA or Japanese lit with somebody! Though most things are fine honestly.

GR profile in this profile.

Main account: @lapis

1. First favorite book- Supposedly I was reading passages of the Hobbit to my Dad but I don’t remember it at all, so I don’t consider myself as having read it >.> . My first favorite was The Giver, but what really caught my interest was the sequel, Gathering Blue. I have an interest in textiles now, as people following my main account can attest. Yes, I was into Dystopia BEFORE it was cool! You damn kids get off my lawn! Honestly it’s one of the books that has affected me the most to this day.

"We are no longer able to place holds on titles requested for purchase; please check our catalog on a regular basis to see if the title you requested has been added." 😱

I think I'm in a #ReadingSlump. I think it's my own fault. I was looking at the books I read this year. By rough estimate 2/3rds of them are YA (probably most of those are fantasy to boot). And I just tried to read two books (I won't name them) that pissed me off, and not in an enjoyable way. Recommendations welcome. I need a change of pace. And no, I don't know what I want.😱
GR profile pinned to profile if you need an idea what I read.

Damn you #SummerReadingList! I'm at my Library, cruising the booklist, like I don't already have a bajillion and a half books to read. #MakingBadDecisions 😎

Last Saturday, my brother took me to a different used bookstore than I usually go to. A severe lack of cats, but it was a goldmine. 🤩 #books #BookBrag

My brother recalls a series from his teenage years called "The Runelords". He doesn't remember if it was good, he made that very clear, but he wants me to read it. What am I getting into? #book #books

Yeah it's this adventuring book by Ernest...

(Cline, ugh)

Shackleton.

I think it's time to lock me up. Now in the context of books at least if I hear "Ernest" I automatically complete "Cline, ugh"

I loved the author describing on her brain how it ruined her ability to comprehend English for a while even though she still couldn't speak Lojban.

#Lojban sounds really interesting with like 20 "and"s and such, but if apparently no one can speak it correctly, I wonder how useful it is. But I would not deny these people their nerdery.

"When one heated exchange (in English) led a commenter to write 'Go fuck yourself' in Lojban, it turned into a lengthy discussion of why he hadn't said what he had meant to say and what the proper Lojban expression for the sentiment might be."
#AmReading "In the Land of Invented Languages" - Akira Okrent

I think that's all the Content Warnings out of the Way. If I missed something, let me know. it'd probably be good to add CWs to my GR reviews or notes for things like this in the future.
#SummerReadingList

The Book is Ableism: the Book (that's the point don't worry) and it gets pretty dark. So if you don't want to hear about how disabled children should die, don't read this!

This is based off the author's life, and he did keep his child alive if that makes you feel better.

#SummerReadingList

this has all sorts of weird sex stuff. Incest (Yesterday), Child molestation (Book of Lies), Bestiality (Book of Lies), and probably some stuff I forgot because I have a faulty memory and I'm working my way through it slowly in Spanish right now. So same as with the Lauras, if that bothers you, I understand!

Also yeah, horrifying descriptions of dead people.
#SummerReadingList

Hey: #SummerReadingList people!

I'm obviously not Zeph, but as a request, if a book you are recommending has content that is the sort of thing you would CW here (eg: sexual assault), can you give people a heads up? They might still choose to read the book, but they might prefer a warning first.

Thanks!

The Lauras does contain sexual assault. One time is successful, and several attempts at it, so if that is not for you, I totally understand if you do not want to read it.
#SummerReadingList

- Rainbow Rowell - Fangirl
- Rabih Almeddine - An Unnecessary Woman
- Sara Taylor - The Lauras *
- Lois Lowry - The Giver Quartet
- Jun'ichiro Tanizaki - A Cat, a Man, and Two Women
- Marie Brennan - The Memoirs of Lady Trent
2/3 #SummerReadingList

Okay! Got my 10* (listed in order of Most dark to most fun)
-Agota Kristof (more in French or German) "The Notebook, The Proof, the Third Lie" or Alternatively: "Yesterday"
-Yukio Mishima - Confessions of a Mask
- Kenzaburo Oe- A Personal Matter
- Sara Nović - Girl at War
1/? #SummerReadingList

Doot do do, choosing books. Got like 15 so far, still adding more to narrow down later.

No seriously I don't get it. Please explain it to me. Why would you highlight a book you don't have and don't have plans to get? Is there something I'm missing?