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Sarah MatthewsI’ve just finished Uncle Paul by Celia Fremlin, 1959, a brilliant story full of dark humour that’s set on a rainy summer holiday. Here are a few more thoughts on it… <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#audiobook</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookReview</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/Storygraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Storygraph</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/e2f4f580-a3f6-4fc9-97b9-7ea799cbc0e9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/e2f4f580-a3f6-4fc9-97b9-7ea799cbc0e9</a>

Zivan - Childless Cat GuyI've finished: The Simoqin Prophecies by Samit BasuSelf-aware and breaking the fourth wall, The Simoqin Prophecies makes fun of classic tropes from myth, fairy tale and fantasy. But it is not trying to be funny, it is deadly serious about its own high fantasy world. While it is not perfect in all it's choices, as an experienced fantasy reader I enjoyed the references to classic tropes and their deconstruction. Satire can be better when it's not trying too hard to make you laugh. <a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/c468b1a3-d2e5-411e-96e4-81e08765fde3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/c468b1a3-d2e5-411e-96e4-81e08765fde3</a>I'm glad I found it through a Story Graph reading challenge prompt. Sometimes you find a book that was written for you 20 years after it was published and wonder where it's been all these years. I love reading challenges with prompts that specify a type of book and let you choose the book you'll read for that prompt. You can also use these prompts to find novels other members think fit a prompt you like. I found The Simoqin Prophecies in the Speculative fiction genres challenge, under the prompt for Comic Speculative Fiction. The speculative fiction genres challenge:app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/fff6ad46-1acf-4f0b-a841-b769b72f7d14<a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/audiobooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@audiobooks</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasy</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/satire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#satire</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/Au" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Au</a>;dioBooks <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/ReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReadingChallenge</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/StoryGraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StoryGraph</a>

Sarah MatthewsJust finished NW by Zadie Smith, 2012, and it was a wonderful read that’s left me pondering the ending! Highly recommended. Here are a few thoughts on it… <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookReview</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/Storygraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Storygraph</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/Braille" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Braille</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/9085a53f-cee5-4c18-84c3-fae021699b04" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/9085a53f-cee5-4c18-84c3-fae021699b04</a>

Sarah MatthewsHere’s my review of Anything is Possible, 2017, by Elizabeth Strout, a touching and poignant book of linked short stories about the rural community Lucy Barton, one of Strout’s favourite characters, grew up in <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookReview</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/Storygraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Storygraph</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#audiobook</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/84f84725-802c-4a11-a431-93aa131bd7ec" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/84f84725-802c-4a11-a431-93aa131bd7ec</a>

Zivan - Childless Cat GuyI've finished: Scythe by Neal ShustermanIt was recommended as part of a Story Graph reading challenge under the prompt: " 20. Dystopian Deconstruction (1 added)Critiques the overused conventions of YA dystopias". I found it to be a very conventional YA dystopia novel. I see these prompts a a learning opportunity. If you've read Scythe and can enlighten me as to why it would be considered a diconstruction of YA dystopian conventions, I'd love to hear it. If you agree that it is not a diconstructi9on, can you recommend another novel for this prompt?Mind you, in this reading challenge Anti YA is an adjacent prompt. " 19. Anti-YA (2 added)Challenges traditional YA tropes like the chosen one or insta-love." I think this discussion will contain spoilers. So it will be continued in the next message with a content warning. <a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/53eeb598-9e44-4392-bcbf-d693e8e3e2b5" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/53eeb598-9e44-4392-bcbf-d693e8e3e2b5</a><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/subgenres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#subgenres</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/ScienceFiciton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScienceFiciton</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/dystopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dystopia</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/YA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YA</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/StoryGraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StoryGraph</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a>

Sarah MatthewsHere are a few thoughts on Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead, 2024, by Jenny Hollander, a twisty murder mystery set in the New York magazine industry <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookReview</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/Storygraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Storygraph</a>#audiobook <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/9f536aba-e026-4a3f-ac0e-0c742ec46b2c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/9f536aba-e026-4a3f-ac0e-0c742ec46b2c</a>

Garth CoghlanI am finally getting off <a href="https://aus.social/tags/GoodReads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GoodReads</a> for good (bye bye Bezos), so we'll see how the recommendations of <a href="https://aus.social/tags/StoryGraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StoryGraph</a> fare in 2025.

Sarah MatthewsHere are a few thoughts om Orbital, 2024, by Samantha Harvey, a contemplative and poetic novella about life for astronauts on the International Space Station <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookReview</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/Storygraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Storygraph</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/Braille" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Braille</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/9d831307-3945-4836-b52e-b0c4d2a5af34" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/9d831307-3945-4836-b52e-b0c4d2a5af34</a>

KaiTrying to leave the <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/StoryGraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StoryGraph</a> as it never knows my German book names… and I don’t want to search the isbn for it. I had a spreadsheet before it but I want to try <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/bookwyrm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookwyrm</a>

jjjacq<a href="https://mastodon.social/users/Climatehistories" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Climatehistories</a> But is <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Storygraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Storygraph</a> federated or is it just you the owner? <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Bookwyrm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bookwyrm</a> is federated.

TC Won't Give In To Lies<a href="https://mastodon.social/@Climatehistories" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Climatehistories</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StoryGraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StoryGraph</a> is what you get when you try to build a good product, not maximize profits, engagement and/or steal user data.

Vivienne DunstanConsidering switching from Goodreads to Storygraph to keep track of my reading. Now to see how long it takes to import my 2500+ row reading database from Goodreads to Storygraph. Estimate so far up to 72 hours. Eek! <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/16/goodreads-amazon-nadia-odunayo-the-storygraph" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/16/goodreads-amazon-nadia-odunayo-the-storygraph</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Goodreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Goodreads</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Storygraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Storygraph</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reading</a>

Athena<a href="https://beige.party/@LibertyForward1" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@LibertyForward1</a> <a href="https://fribygda.no/@amici" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@amici</a> Great question!I love having detailed stats, and StoryGraph does an amazing job with that. It’s also super easy to use and has a clean, clutter-free interface without ads. If you prefer decentralization and federated with Mastodon-like interactions bookwyrm is a great choice. But for me, it feels a bit too basic.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StoryGraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StoryGraph</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bookwyrm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a>

Daniel Colquitt<a href="https://mastodon.social/@Climatehistories" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Climatehistories</a> I agree — <a href="https://colquitt.xyz/tags/StoryGraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StoryGraph</a> is fantastic!

AthenaI ditched Goodreads four years ago and never once looked back. I really like StoryGraph - it's simple, clean and refreshingly clutter-free. And behind it all? The brilliant Nadia Odunayo.<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/16/goodreads-amazon-nadia-odunayo-the-storygraph" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/16/goodreads-amazon-nadia-odunayo-the-storygraph</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StoryGraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StoryGraph</a>

Zivan - Childless Cat GuyI've finished: Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey This is one Sarah Gailey novel I didn't think I'd finish. I put it down a while ago, but a prompt in a reading challenge made me give it another go. "9. Domestic Horror Focuses on horrors within the family or home, often subverting safety and comfort." <a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/d6d1f275-b9a6-4d2c-b154-c1b3ddc46a32" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/d6d1f275-b9a6-4d2c-b154-c1b3ddc46a32</a>Toxic relationships are a significant aspect of Gailey's work. However, the levels of horror and generational trauma in Just Like Home were challenging. It is a powerful story and I'm glad I made the effort to experience it to its conclusion.<a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/349c4835-272e-4d29-86e5-abe31434f449" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/349c4835-272e-4d29-86e5-abe31434f449</a><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/audiobooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@audiobooks</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#horror</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasy</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/ReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReadingChallenge</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/StoryGraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StoryGraph</a>

Sarah MatthewsI’ve written some thoughts on Open Water, 2021, by Caleb Azumah Nelson, a poetic coming of age love story and an exploration of creativity, injustice and loss in south east London <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookReview</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/Storygraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Storygraph</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/Braille" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Braille</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/4fd3842b-fcb6-44ff-9391-a0e8be300989" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/4fd3842b-fcb6-44ff-9391-a0e8be300989</a>

Sarah MatthewsI’ve written a few thoughts on Intermezzo, 2024, by Sally Rooney, a book about siblings, grief and the messiness of life. I was left conflicted about it due to the treatment of disability <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookReview</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/Storygraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Storygraph</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#audiobook</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/f7bf94af-0a56-480d-819b-4159c534ad89" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/f7bf94af-0a56-480d-819b-4159c534ad89</a>

BeeCyclingOh boy, the Storygraph's graphical representations are super-fun. This calendar one is great. I've now learned not to mark two as finished on the same day, or they end up stacked on top of each other. <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/Storygraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Storygraph</a>

DJ Toebeans📚 Books I read in January 2025⭐4.0 - "So Let Them Burn" by Kamilah Cole ⭐5.0 - "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century" by Timothy Snyder ⭐3.0 - "Ring Shout" by P. Djèlí Clark ⭐4.0 - "The Assassin's Blade" by Sarah J. Maas ⭐3.5 - "Cinderella Is Dead" by Kalynn Bayron<a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/ebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ebooks</a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/StoryGraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StoryGraph</a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#book</a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#literature</a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#library</a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/ook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ook</a>!

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