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My top ten reads of 2021
‘Tis the season for celebrating the best of the best here at The Charisian! In the span of ten spaces, I share the ten best books this year — number one is quite the wild boi!
Susan Dennard’s ‘Witchshadow’ is on another level (and why you should read the Witchlands books)
For real, if you haven’t heard of the Witchlands yet, or you have and are yet to venture into its depths, do drop everything and discover why Susan Dennard’s magnum opus is one of life’s necessities! (PS Baesult is life)
‘Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World’ is pure catharsis
The sequel to one of the most beautiful coming-of-age stories of all time, yay or nay? (Hint: the title may or may not represent my feelings towards this book.) Come and see the book best paired with Friday nights, chocolate, some good music, and a steaming cup of tea.
Five stars and one f**k you to Hanya Yanagihara’s ‘A Little Life’
This titan of a five-star book left me sobbing at midnight last night, and I don’t know if I’ll be okay. It’s like ‘The Song of Achilles’ all over again, straight down to the everlasting emotional trauma! Woo!
One final hurdle
Am I a day late? Yes! Will I probably spend the rest of my weekend daydreaming? Probably! Have I been doing THINGS these past three weeks that you definitely want to read about?
I mean, I mention stringers, a nostalgic love of mine. So, yes. Yes, I have.
Finger guns, and archaic words Grammarly can pry from my cold, dead hands
Heyo! My new blog post is up, I’m still depressed and anxious, but Grammarly is incredible (mostly), and my life is elsewise filled will all kinds of ups and downs. Cue the finger guns.
‘The Song of Achilles’ by Madeline Miller is the current source of my crippled emotional status
So, this book has utterly devastated me. Anywhosen, come by and learn why this is 10/5 best book.
Merry Charismas, 2020’s almost over (finally)
We’re back! Just in time for the year’s end after sixteen years, I revisit the good and the bad of my past five months. Also, I make bad jokes (and by bad, I mean hilarious), celebrate major achievements, and make more bad/hilarious jokes.