7. what's your favorite series now?
i don't read a lot of series nowadays but maybe the poppy war by rf kuang. really delivers on villain protagonist who is actually a villain + looks at lot at the aftereffects of war which is something lacking in many fantasies
9. what's a book you want to buy?
summer by ali smith because i have the other three seasonal books with the american covers so i have to complete the set before i move. also will probably buy something by either eve babitz or joan didion soon because i need more pre-2000 books on my shelves
10. have you ever judged a book by its cover?
i LOVE judging book covers and do it every time i'm in a bookstore. i refuse to read anything with those cutesy cartoon people on the cover (you know the style) but that's mostly just a romance thing and i already know i don't like romance. i also hate the colorful blob cover trend in litfic but i've still read and enjoyed some of those books. a recent cover i really dislike is a novel obsession by caitlin barasch (which i also disliked as a book but not because of the cover) and one i really like is disorientation by elaine hseih chou (haven't read the book). in generally my opinions on covers don't influence my opinions of the books but sometimes they can influence how likely i am to pick up the book.