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Loving Carmilla! A perfect creepy novella. A precursor to Dracula. And this edition by @pushkin_press is gorgeous! * #funaekreads #funaekbooks #instabooks #instareads #pugsandbooks #pushkin #pushkinpress #carmilla #carmillanovella https://www.instagram.com/p/CaLrlHjrKat/?utm_medium=tumblr

I just love tiny books! I've read some of both of these collections of short stories but for various reasons never got around to finishing them. Going to remedy that. * #funaekreads #funaekbooks #instabooks #instareads #pugsandbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CZxxfY9LnW4/?utm_medium=tumblr

Some of my favorites from 2021. Last year I had a huge reading slump and didn't even make it to 25 books. Maybe it's pandemic fatigue. So my collection of favorites is pretty small. Oddly enough they're all translated fiction. Read The Travelling Cat Chronicles if you want quirky sentimental that will make you smile & cry. Read The Tower if you want weird & yet oddly bureaucratic. Read The Bunny if you want creepy & eerie (I think this one was my favorite of 2021). Read Readymade Bodhisattva if you want a collection of unique Korean science fiction stories. Read The Employees if you want a short sharp book about humanity. * #funaekreads #funaekbooks #instabooks #instareads #pugsandbooks #bookreview #favoritebooksof2021 #2021favoritebooks #bestbooksoftheyear #bestbooksof2021 https://www.instagram.com/p/CZvEplvLfR3/?utm_medium=tumblr

I think I'm becoming a Max Barry fan girl. Lexicon started off with a bang with a man getting attacked in an airport bathroom with 2 men trying to extract something from his eye/brain. From there it barrels forward with two storylines - one following the man as he races to stay alive in a world where words can be used as weapons and another following a homeless grifter girl who gets recruited into a strange academy. This kind of reminded me of Vita Nostra in the academy portions. I finished this in one day & definitely recommend. If you're looking for where to start with Barry, I recommend this or the 22 Murders of Madison May. * #funaekreads #funaekbooks #instabooks #instareads #bookreview #maxbarry https://www.instagram.com/p/CVB44rrrWDm/?utm_medium=tumblr

My Halloween read for this year arrived. I heard it's very scary & grotesque. Can't wait! * #funaekreads #funaekbooks #instabooks #instareads #pugsandbooks #spookyreads #spookybooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CVB3CK0LZWf/?utm_medium=tumblr

Monkey's not pleased that I'm reading about cats & not dogs. I really loved The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa. It's a short book about a man's journey with his cat to find him a new home, but it explores so much more than that. We learn about his life and the key relationships he's had with friends & family that shaped his life. There are portions that are from the cat's point of view that I was worried would be too twee, but they were really well done. The only thing that kind of bothered me was the use of British phrases in the translation, because they kind of threw me out of the world a bit. But other than that, this was a 5 star read. Even if you don't like cats, give this one a try, especially if you've ever loved any animal. I was crying so much while reading this, I had to stand up to try to clear my congestion. * #funaekreads #funaekbooks #instabooks #instareads #pugsandbooks #bookreview #thetravellingcatchronicles #translatedfiction #booksintranslation https://www.instagram.com/p/CTA4i6Zrs0y/?utm_medium=tumblr

Show Us Who You Are by Elle McNicoll is a middle grade novel with neurodiverse characters becoming friends and accepting who they are. It's also about a company that is creating holographic clones of people as a way to live forever and provide comfort to those who are grieving. It's an interesting mix but is a little repetitive. And, unlike some children's books that I love as an adult, this book didn't really transcend age. But recommend for the target audience age range. * #funaekreads #funaekbooks #instabooks #instareads #pugsandbooks #bookreview #middlegrade #childrensbook #middlegradebook #sciencefiction https://www.instagram.com/p/CS5O-8QrDIq/?utm_medium=tumblr

A fast moving creepy read though I didn't love it as much as I had hoped. I can't pinpoint why. I started it, put it down, & then almost forgot about it. It was thanks to a long appointment with my stylist that I finally finished it. The description of the main baddie totally creeped & grossed me out but there was nothing that scary in this. * #funaekreads #funaekbooks #instabooks #instareads #bookreview #ringshout https://www.instagram.com/p/CSSytwJLuYx/?utm_medium=tumblr