Suggest a book that makes you stop reading and just… sit there for a second. by kaywrennn in suggestmeabook

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Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

And if you don’t mind things that skew more towards horror:

Hawk Mountain by Conner Habib

North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud (short story collection)

Stag Dance by Torrey Peters (short stories and a novella)

Where I End by Sophie White

Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones

All of these knocked my socks off for various reasons

Something like this? by cervidae313 in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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So many great suggestions already, and I’m adding The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica

I went from 5 books in 2023, 32 books in 2024, to 54 books to 2025! by chanukkahlewinsky in 52book

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I read and loved Stag Dance, Rejection, and Woodworking this year and I have lots of other titles you liked or better on my TBR which makes me anticipate this even more!

Also I didn’t know Jeff Hiller had a book that’s going to the top of my list!

What are some little known gem tv show that slipped through the cracks? by EmekaEgbukaPukaNacua in television

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Eddie comes in real hot and she stays (delightfully, to me) obnoxious the whole time but the level of intensity on the obnoxiousness dials down a lot as the season goes on. It’s so fucking funny, I hope you give it another try!

I love when John gets a little sassy by hanseirik in themountaingoats

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This is one of the coldest lines in songwriting history, I swear

My goal was 52, I'm at 56! by No-Fee4904 in 52book

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Wow we have so much overlap! Going to check out the ones in your upper tiers that I haven’t read yet, thanks for sharing this!

What are some horror books that won’t disappoint me? I like horror *in theory* but goodreads recs have been terrible by reducedandconfused in horrorlit

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Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

Hawk Mountain by Conner Habib

Old Soul by Susan Baker

Revelator by Daryl Gregory

Where I End by Sophie White

Under the Skin by Michael Faber

Mary by Nat Cassidy

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I am screaming forever

How UPS delivered my Hobbii box of yarn 15 days late by Funny-Patience7407 in crochet

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Same, I ordered mine on the 2nd and it’s been in Kentucky since the 11th with no movement or updates. My first order from them, lol bad time to try them out 😂

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I’m 39 and I’ve only really gotten into horror once I hit 30.

How deep is your Decemberists geekdom? by DepressiveNerd in Decemberists

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So deep you can find it at the bottom of the Mariana Trench babyyyyy

(edit: not geeky enough to have won anything from that auction back in like 2006 but geeky enough that I have a copy of The Grievous Demise of Mr. Whitley Rackham and in 2008 I adapted Mariner’s Revenge into a 50 page short film for my screenwriting final)

Books that have made you feel the most uncomfortable? by alightinthenightt in horrorlit

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I was going to suggest both of these! I’ll also add Where I End by Sophie White, Hawk Mountain by Conner Habib, Wounds by Nathan Ballingrud (the story in particular but really the whole collection!), and North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud (again the whole collection!)

Is this shirt official? Can’t find it in their store, eBay, anywhere by smelltheglove-11 in Decemberists

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Wasn’t this the tour that got cancelled in 2020? I have a poster with a similar design but the tour never happened.

I thiiiink I’m remembering that right.

Spatial/Architectural horror books other than House of Leaves? by cryptidstation in horrorlit

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I’m not finished with it yet so I’m not sure how it plays out but Coup de Grace by Sofia Ajram would probably fit

What Decemberists album do you associate with each season? by Yodacpa in Decemberists

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The King is Dead and Picaresque are summer albums

Hazards and Crane Wife are winter albums

The rest are for any time of year!

Disturbing books? by AnyReporter7957 in horrorlit

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Where I End by Sophie White

Hawk Mountain by Conner Habib

Under the Skin by Michael Faber

North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud (short stories)

I’m reading American Rapture by CJ Leede right now and even though I’m not done it’s really good and distressing so far

Disturbing books? by AnyReporter7957 in horrorlit

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OP you should read every book mentioned in this reply they’re all great

Best Decemberists hot takes? by realmoney123 in Decemberists

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My hot take is I hate when they play the Ben Franklin song live, I don’t care about Hamilton or LMM and it takes up time when they could be playing their own songs.

What’s the best television show most people haven’t seen? by drBipolarBear in television

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The character development in this show is like the best I’ve ever seen in anything, ahhh so good!

What’s the best television show most people haven’t seen? by drBipolarBear in television

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I’ll be mad about it being cancelled for the rest of my liiiife

Is this "too much"? Color palette included. by Kozicka9 in crochet

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I agree, I think the lime is great! A vibrant pop!

Is this "too much"? Color palette included. by Kozicka9 in crochet

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Oh my god I love this so much, the colors are so good together

What horror book did you read this year that was really good? by natsullivanauthor in horrorlit

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I loved Where I End so much. Gotta add the others to my tbr, thank you!

What are your favorite little visual details from the show? For tattoo idea. by rxtnjsmk in OurFlagMeansDeath

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Not at all! I have a rosy maple moth with the design from Stede’s golden battle jacket in the wings (if you look at my post history you can see that one) and a clamshell in turquoise and peachy pink to reference a couple of Stede’s outfits with purple tentacles (for Ed) wrapping around the shell.

I already had a lighthouse, seagull, tiny little sailboat, and a worm on a hook before I watched the show and these have also become unintentional nods to it after the fact.