#also all becky chambers stuff makes me feel so great like. never read more genuinely touching optimistic sci-fi in my life

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Wow 108 books, that's amazing!!! I definitely need to check out the bold/italicized ones on your list at least

My goal for this year was 52 and I'm trying to make it in these last couple days lol do you have any specific recs that are shorter? Or maybe good audiobooks for variety? I just listened to This Is How You Lose the Time War in a sitting from like 8 pm to 2am and it was so good and visceral I felt like I was going insane

hmmm idk if you like sci-fi and/or if you've ever tried becky chambers (who i would recommend regardless) but to be taught, if fortunate is a charming little sci-fi novella that restored my faith in humanity in the most touchingly beautiful way

for great audiobooks i will NOT stop screaming about the locked tomb series by tamsyn muir, the narration is EXQUISITE like these are not short books nor are they straightforward but i'm not a big re-reader yet as you can see from my list, i read/listened to that series 3 times in one year (twice in a month) because they're just That Good

#bro before i saw that you'd already read this is how you lose the time war i was gonna rec that for SURE #that book will never not own my entire ass #other good short ones i've read include almond by won-pyung sohn #but check that one for trigger warnings definitely #and hot milk by deborah levy. nice and gay #and for great audiobooks i've really like jeffrey eugenides' work #i mean he's one of my faves anyway but i specifically remember the audiobook for middlesex was great (again: check warnings first) #and the marriage plot was one of my fave books from this year #also all becky chambers stuff makes me feel so great like. never read more genuinely touching optimistic sci-fi in my life #hope that gives you some ideas!! if there are specific types of books you like lmk and i can try to tailor my recs a bit more #good luck with your goal bro!!! happy holidays #book recs #asks