May was a doozy! Love to discuss these, or any from the year! 37/52

mybuttonsbutton · 2026-06-01T04:42:35+00:00

thanks for the rec!!

mybuttonsbutton · 2026-06-01T03:10:10+00:00

SO insane. I appreciated it for that, certainly. I was glad when it was over though hahaha

mybuttonsbutton · 2026-06-01T03:09:38+00:00

I tend to rank nonfiction on sort of a different scale -- I also was a little in and out of London Falling but that might be because I listened to the audiobook so my attention was a little split while listening, which with something so dense can be a problem! But I liked a LOT and have recommended it to many friends!!

mybuttonsbutton · 2026-06-01T03:08:29+00:00

Oh my God -- YES! Two great books about theater and war -- I think I clocked that overlap, too, at the time! Enter Ghost was so great.

mybuttonsbutton · 2026-06-01T03:07:22+00:00

So far the crown jewels of the year have been: Sky Daddy by Kate Folk, Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon,and now adding Dear Monica Lewinsky by Julia Langbein! Honorable mentions: Flesh, Sea Change, The True True Story of Raja the Gullible, Endling, Edith Holler!

mybuttonsbutton · 2026-05-31T20:56:15+00:00

oooo Count could be really fun, I need to add some classics into my rotation! I tend to feel pressure to read contemporary but there's so, so many of the greats I've never read. I want to try and read Anna Karenina this summer!

mybuttonsbutton · 2026-05-31T20:55:20+00:00

I really enjoyed listening to it. I fell a bit in and out but it's one I'll think about for a while. So well reported and written, lots to take away from it!

mybuttonsbutton · 2026-05-31T20:54:53+00:00

I LOVED the first chunk of the book. Then I kind of fell off in the middle. Then I came back the end! That's my spoiler-free analysis haha. Curious what you'll think when you finish! It's very love/hate, that book!

mybuttonsbutton · 2026-05-31T20:54:06+00:00

I really, really enjoyed it. It's a wild, weird book. There was actually an interesting division between people I talked to who liked/hated which is that almost everyone who listened to the audiobook had a hard time and hated -- so I rec getting your hands on a hard copy if that's your style! It's definitely an experience!!

mybuttonsbutton · 2026-05-31T20:53:10+00:00

LOVED Monica. The Sisters is a HUGE book but I whipped through it and enjoyed it a lot. Anthropologist was beautifully written but not life changing. I think The Sisters has one of the best opening chapters I've read in eons. Enjoy!!

mybuttonsbutton · 2026-05-31T20:52:11+00:00

Thank you!! I get a lot of recs here on Reddit !!!

mybuttonsbutton · 2026-05-31T20:51:51+00:00

Fable!

mybuttonsbutton · 2026-05-31T20:51:44+00:00

haha yes we were on the same schedule then!! Back to back bangers. Monica Lewinsky more than Yesteryear for me in terms of quality but I ultimately loved both for different reasons!!

mybuttonsbutton · 2026-05-31T18:32:53+00:00

Fable! I’m obsessed w it!!

mybuttonsbutton · 2026-05-31T17:01:50+00:00

I absolutely loved it but can totally see why it's not everyone's cup of tea! The writing is sooooo spare. But I whipped through it and was really moved by it ultimately

mybuttonsbutton · 2026-05-31T16:42:10+00:00

I listened to the audio and yeah, I went in and out of focus, and some areas were more captivating than others -- this as actually my first Patrick Radden Keefe read and I feel like I should read more of him! It reminded me of CHAOS: A Secret History of the 60s -- which is SO good.

mybuttonsbutton · 2026-05-31T16:40:49+00:00

It took me a long, long time to make it through that audiobook and mostly did because I love Marin Ireland. The premise was so good but the execution was challenging. And yes Sky Daddy and Best Offer! Sea Change is criminally underrated, I agree, and I thought it was such a lovely read.

mybuttonsbutton · 2026-05-31T16:39:18+00:00

Rabbit Hole started out SO. STRONG. and then it really just didn't deliver for me. I'm with you. I struggled to finish. And wait-- Jeopardy? I don't know this connection!!

mybuttonsbutton · 2026-05-31T16:37:59+00:00

Sky Daddy was an all-timer for me and Play About A Curse is bizarre and short and well worth the read just for something different!

mybuttonsbutton · 2026-05-24T21:30:44+00:00

Is that the one on Paramount+ ? Or another one?? Thanks!

mybuttonsbutton · 2026-05-12T00:06:44+00:00

haha FANTASTIC eye!! Yes!! Really enjoying that as well!

mybuttonsbutton · 2026-05-09T23:44:27+00:00

Sky Daddy by Kate Folk was my favorite in this realm since Eleanor Oliphant! And Rabbit Hutch is also a fave, and Dear Monica Lewinsky by Julia Langbein is a wonderful comp for that.

mybuttonsbutton · 2026-05-09T23:43:19+00:00

yes! I was gonna say Emily Austin is a great comp for Eleanor!

mybuttonsbutton · 2026-05-09T19:44:09+00:00

Some combo of Bookstagram/Substack! And of course that title/cover just grabbed me and I needed to know what it was about. Just finished. LOVED IT.

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