Any nerds going to #aewdynamite next week?

8. The Buffalo Hunter Hunter - Stephen Graham Jones
9. Normal People - Sally Rooney
10. North Woods - Daniel Mason
11. The Outsiders - S.E. Hinton
12. Intermezzo - Sally Rooney

1. Conversations with Friends - Sally Rooney
2. James - Percival Everett
3. The Echo Maker - Richard Powers
4. Commonwealth - Ann Patchett
5. Last Night at the Lobster - Stewart O’Nan
6. Beautiful World, Where Are You - Sally Rooney
7. Tom Lake - Ann Patchett (cont…)

Took two extra days, but I hit my goal of reading 12 books in 2025! Really rediscovered my love of reading and am aiming for 18 books this year.

Thanks to everyone here to gave me recommendations!

What I read, in the order in which they were consumed (next post):

SE Hinton’s the outsiders

Book #11 done! 4 days to hit my goal

That shit INFURIATES me. You have a whole world to go into and chat. Shut the hell up if you’re at a show

Bewilderment by Richard Powers

Wanted to read 12 books this year (I’m illiterate); book #10 on deck:

Another BANGER. Still probably prefer Conversations with Friend tho

Book #9 on deck - anticipation is HIGH

Fuck I may just have to stay up and finish this book tonight

Huge fan of both these ladies

Evan Williams neat

Really good day and really bad day rolled into one

Thursday Night Football goes better with Rice.

My boys won on national tv!

Ha yeah it’s anti-rice (the school) cheer/saying. It was around in the 2000s when I was in school, and I still see it around now

It’s gonna sound like sour grapes after last night, but I always thought “rice girls are ugly” was shitty

Still surprises me when UH girls promote it too

I love stuff like this (normal people, no plot, nothing happens lol), but either way it’s a super quick read (146 pages and great writing)

Book #5 of the year down. Loved it. Justin Cronin recommended this to me back in like 08 lol

I have this novella on deck that I know I’m going to absolutely love. To the point that I don’t even want to start it, because then it’ll be closer to being done

the anticipation itself is a thrill

Another heater down

Oh my gosh that’s heartbreaking. I’m totally prying but do you know if she ever got over it/was cured?

Oh my gosh! I’d have so many questions lol

How was she?

Book #3 finished! Loved it. Thank you to @itsallaboutde.bsky.social for putting Richard Powers on my radar

Engaging in some stolen valor this morning

Ok, I asked my nephew why he likes Lando and he said “I dont know, just cause”

This conversation has been illuminating! I’ll ask my guy why he likes Lando and report back

Hahaha fair point, but he’s 5 so I’m not sure I’m ready to oppose him

Damn! Apparently he’s my nephews favorite driver, so I have to cheer for him now

F1 peeps- how do we feel about Lando Norris?