i've been tracking my reading here for six years.

here are my five favorite books from each, IN RANKED ORDER:

2023

• ) the knockout queen by rufi thorpe
• ) how to write an autobiographical novel by alexander chee
• ) ring shout by p. djéli clark
• ) the talented mr. ripley by patricia highsmith
• ) comfort me with apples by catherynne m. valente

least favorite : big swiss by jen beagin

2022

• ) a certain hunger by chelsea summers
• ) our wives under the sea by julia armfield
• ) vladimir by julia may jonas
• ) motherthing by ainslie hogarth
• ) the white album by joan didion

least favorite : bunny by mona awad

2021