The Book of M: A Novel | 
#AAPI HERITAGE MONTH RECOMMENDATIONS
magical realism edition
These 3 books are amazing. I pushed the tagged on so many when it came out, I love it so much.
Build Your House Around My Body not only a fantastic title but this was one of the 2022 Women's Prize long listed books. Filled with ghosts and mystery, so good.
Our Missing Hearts ❤️ this felt so real, #AAPI hate is already such a problem in the US I could see this happening here.
Now THIS is a well done dystopian. Mysterious, adventurous, magical. Things are happening. No one understands why but people have lost their shadows and with them their memories. This novel is loaded with action, emotion as the characters try to navigate the new landscape in the hope that there is a cure out there. All they have are snippets of gossip to keep them going amidst the fear that they could become shadowless at any point ⬇️
pickThis book had an interesting premise…people start losing their shadows and shortly thereafter, their memories. This book was a mixed bag though…there are some huge plot holes and issues and it didn‘t help that I didn‘t really care about most of the characters (some really, really annoyed me too!). Some plot twists were eye roll-inducing, while that final one was pretty dang fun!. It‘s a respectable and enthusiastic debut novel….
pickI still cannot decide how I feel about this book. I enjoyed it, then I didn‘t, then I did.
I did not organize my #curiouscovers well! Featuring this again because it appears to be the only book I have with anything car like!
Luckily it is a book I love enough to push others to read
@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
#curiouscovers #stars
I have a few books I loved with stars on the cover but tagged is my most pushed read if 2018. I made so many people read this! I just loved the story here.
@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new - don‘t judge me I have a lot of books.
Join the fun if you want. This is day 96.
#bookstoread
#tbrpile
#bookstagram
so-soInteresting plot, great writing - just a bit hard to read during the current situation 😅
#popsugarreadingchallenge2021
Book 10/50
Prompt: a book about forgetting
pickRead my review of the Book of M by Peng Shepherd here:
https://bit.ly/39HD2ZS
This book, especially the ending, blew my mind.
RRKReads Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#2020 #DiscardpileReadingChallenge #YearEndReadingPlans #RRKReadsTBR
#AlphabetTitles #LetterB
So many spectacular books for B. Nonfiction runs from the awe- inspiring Becoming by Michelle Obama and Between the World and Me by Coats to the fun Bonk by Mary Roach.
Fiction from the surreal of The Bird King to the classic Bel Canto. The Book of M which I loved so much I shoved on everyone when it came out. And who can forget the all too real Bridget Jones?
What is your favorite B book?
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Hello, @TheAromaofBooks!
So nice to finally make your acquaintance... officially! ?
For your consideration (and that of all my fellow Littens!), here is pg. 1 of my September #BookSpin list.
Your wonderfully thorough master post did say 20 titles... and I know you gave us wiggle room for freebies... but I needed to practice more self-discipline, so I went with 24 and 1 "wild card".
Thank you so much for putting #BookSpinBingo together!
Here is my #independentbookstoreday haul, y'all... and it looks like a couple of other books that weren't on my list somehow managed to sneak in.
Oops? ?♀️
• The tagged title is one I've been curious about for YEARS and it was there so... yeah
• The Other Americans is part of our "2020 Spokane is Reading Diverse Voices" booklist and
• I've... neverreadAnneofGreenGables... ??? I know! I know! Don't judge me too harshly!
so-soI‘m waiting to hear my siblings‘ thoughts on this from our book club, but in the meantime, here are mine:
- detailed plot
- intriguing concept
- theme of identity being fluid was fairly well thought-out
- I wish the author went into more detail about the magic, how people lost their shadows, and spent more time exploring what was happening rather than tying together various components she introduced.
Genre: Novel, Science Fiction, Thriller, Suspense, Dystopian Fiction
Date Started: February 10th, 2020
Date Completed: March 29th, 2020
How did you choose this book: Given to me as a Christmas gift, I asked for a gift card and a book but I ended up receiving a book only. Ain‘t complaining though.
Who was the protagonist; Orlando “Ory” Zhang
485 Pages = 2 Books
so-soHmmm, this was between a pick and a so-so for me. I liked the last few chapters but felt too much of the forgetting was drawn out and spelled out unnecessarily. Maybe I‘m just impatient at the moment. Would definitely read something else by this author - but not a second book in this world.
I‘m 2/3 of the way through and honestly this is just dragging on and on. Some plot points are belabored and I‘m worried this is going to have an unsatisfying ending 🤨 #bookwormproblems
“Marathi, the local dialect”? Shouldn‘t that be language? That strikes me as wrong. Feel free to weigh in on this one my fellow Littens. 🤔 Oh also, I don‘t know if I‘m going to like this one. So far the premise is ok but I‘m not as sure about the execution. 🤞🏽
Can I be honest? I'm really struggling to stay interested in this one. I'm having trouble understanding the rules of the world and how the missing shadows work, and I keep hoping for more explanation but it's not coming, and thus I'm having trouble suspending my disbelief. I like Naz and Max's storyline though. I'm also buddy reading this and feel like I can't quit on it. It's harder to DNF a book when you're reading with friends. 😌
pickThis book was absolutely amazing. I tag it for the #readingwomenchallenge and it was amazing. Shepherd is a brilliant and compelling writer and I can't recommend this book enough. A solid mystery, love story, fantastic tale.
Princess Ava wants to join me in recommending the Book of M by the indomitable Peng Shepard. She can't stop touching it!
pickA book about individual and collective memory. How memories are individual and shared and the differences between them. This novel was terrifying, sad, and intensely thoughtful.
I'm reading the book and listening to the audio version at the same time. I'm enjoying the audio experience more than reading. The multiple narrators and accents are brining the story to life in a cool way. I picked this up because of all of the comparisons to Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. So far, I'm digging it!
pickFeeling a bit torn on if this one is a pick or so-so. The premise sounds wonderful, but wasn't executed in a wonderful way. Going with "pick" based on a few really strong moments in the plot along with some of the thought provoking concepts discussed in it.
Also, I've been on a bit of reading hiatus (life's been crazy!) and could really use a phenomenonal, "pick me up after a crappy winter" book right now. Any suggestions??
#SpringIntoSpring @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vkois88
#forget
In this book people loose their shadow and begin forgetting who they are.
panWhelp, that was a struggle. What seemed to be such an interesting premise was actually quite a slog to get through. I was incredibly bored throughout, and honestly should have bailed but was optimistic something interesting would happen. It didn‘t. 😩
Next up: The Book of M. Gus & I are doing a buddy read.
pickGreat dystopian, fantasy story. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu2V4ViH-Oj/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=11foth...
Been a while since I've lost myself in one of these. Just starting this one. Hope it sucks me right all the way in.
This is a little late but these are my favorite books of 2018!
10. The Sleeping Beauty Killer by Mary Higgins Clark
9. The Fifth Season by N K Jemisin
8. She Would be King by Wayetu Moore
7. Japanese Destroyer Captain by Tameichi Hara
6. I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
5. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
4. A Mother‘s Reckoning by Sue Klebold
3. Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
2. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
And the Book of M as #1! 🍾🎊🎉
pickA beautiful and sad and brutal book. It examines memory and connections, and fear and humanity at its most lost. It has a hopeful end though.
pickI loved it! Such an interesting concept, twists that I definitely was not expecting, and a story that had me refusing to put the book down until I was done. Memories are definitely a precious thing.
I haven't been this excited about a book in some time. It's perfection so far.
so-soThis novel of apocalypse and memory had interesting characters, but I felt it was too long and really suffered from a lack of explanation of how the abilities work. I need more reality in my apocalypse. But I went ahead and finished it since it is on the Tournament of Books longlist.
(Also hi. I'm hoping to finish up SEVERAL books over the holiday.)
Yesterday‘s breakfast of homemade waffles (well they were made last week then frozen!) was far more exciting than today‘s toast. But this book still reads great no matter what the eating is. A fascinating premise of a world in which shadows disappear and people begin to forget.
October wrap up. I‘m looking at everyone here who has read a ton of books, wow. I‘m impressed. Light reading month for me. #octoberwrapup #monthlywrapup #keepingitreal
pickA pretty cool end of the world story. I liked how the focus of the story shifted as the reader learned more. Good apocalypse and good world building.
pickThis book was SO good! A young man in India loses his shadow. It spreads...as people lose their shadows, they begin to lose their memories, yet they gain a kind of magical ability. The book is told in alternating pov's: a husband, his wife, one of whom loses their shadow, and an amnesiac who actually lost his memory legitimately in an accident. Their stories converge as they come together to try to survive in this new world. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
