#all of a sudden i felt like i read nothing ever in my life bsdfghj

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The Year So Far Book Ask

I was tagged by @lizlensky. Ohh thank you Liz my beloved ❤

1. Best book you have read in 2021 so far?

“The Demons” by F. M. Dostoevskij. Easily the best of the year, most likely one of my favourites of my life. What can I say, I’m weak.

2. Best sequel you have read in 2021 so far?

I haven’t been invested in any saga recently ):

No sequels for me.

3. A new release you want to check out?

4. Most anticipated book release of the second half of the year?

This is embarassing. I’ve been out of touch with publications for such a long time (basically since I started university and put aside reading-for-pleasure to pick up reading-for-academic-purposes) and now I don’t really know what to expect. If my favourite local historian is still alive, I’d like to check for his most recent and upcoming publications.

5. Biggest disappointment?

Something something by Maksim Gorkij. A little thing composed of three short stories. 

6. Biggest surprise?

“Io venia pien d’angoscia a rimirarti” by M. Mari. A pleasant little thing.

7. Favourite new author (either new to you or debut)?

Gipi. I knew him already from some stealing-reading his novels at the book shop, but only got the chance to buy and actually read his works this year. Interesting author and artist, highly recommended 👀

8. Favourite new fictional crush?

Next.

9. Newest favourite character?

Aleksej Nilič Kirillov.

10. A book that made you cry?

I’m such an emotional little lad, alright? I cried so much reading “Evgenij Onegin” to the point some pages are now forever stained with tears. The surprise is that I haven’t cried for a book since.

11. A book that made you happy?

The “Reisebilder” by H. Heine is the book that made me the happiest, may it be that the author was a little shit, may it be that I used to read the journal at my favourite place in town, sitting in the garden with a glass of Bellini hehe.

12. Most beautiful book you have bought or received this year?

13. What book do you need to read by the end of the year?

I plan to finish reading “The White Guard” by M. A. Bulgakov (thank you püm my dearest) by the end of the month.

Then I’d like to read “The Hearing Trumpet” by L. Carrington, “The Foundation Pit” by A. P. Platonov, “Il delirio di Ivan: Psicopatologia dei Karamazov” (Ivan’s delirium: Psychopathology of the Karamazovs) by A. Semerari, etc. etc.

I don’t want to annoy anyone with tagging. I’m shy 👉👈 @.mutuals do this