BePHNov 20, 2022
Kim Possible

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My 2022 Books of the year by genre: (thread)

Best Overall: Thrust, Lidia Yuknavitch
Mystery Thriller: Jackal, Erin E. Adams
Historical Fiction (tie):
Hester, Laurie Lico Albanese
Four Treasures of The Sky, Jenny Tinghui Zhang
Fantasy: Babel, R.F. Kuang
Sci-fi: Goliath, Tochi Onyebuchi
Horror: The Fervor, Alma Katsu
Humor: Shit Cassandra Saw, Gwen E. Kirby
Satire: No One Left to Come Looking for You, Sam Lipsyte
Nonfiction: Allow Me to Retort, Elie Mystal

Nov 20, 2022 at 4:19amWeb
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Graphic Novel: The Third Person, Emma Grove
Debut Novel: Thistlefoot, GennaRose Nethercott
Poetry: Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head, Warsan Shire
YA Fic: As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow, Zoulfa Katouh
YA Fantasy: Foul Lady Fortune, Chloe Gong
MG: You Only Live Once, David Bravo, Mark Oshiro
Dystopian: Out There: Stories, Kate Folk
Short Stories: What We Fed to the Manticore, Talia Lakshmi Kolluri
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Biographical Fic (tie): The Books of Jacob, Olga Tokarczuk, The Diamond Eye, Kate Quinn
Upmarket Weird Fic: Bliss Montage, Ling Ma
Fable: How to Be Eaten, Maria Edelman
Speculative: Tell Me an Ending, Jo Harkin
SFF: Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century, Kim Fu
Bildingsroman: Little Foxes Took Up Matches, Katya Kazbek
LGBTQIA+: My Government Means to Kill Me, Rasheed Newson
Psychological Thriller: We Spread, Iain Reid
Police Procedural: Flight Risk, Cherie Priest
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Adventure: Small Game, Blair Braverman
Paranormal Horror: Just Like Home, Sarah Gailey
Feminist Fabulist Surrealism: Gods of Want, K-Ming Chang
Feminist Revenge Fantasy: The Change, Kirsten Miller
Contemporary/Domestic: Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt
Time Travel: Sea of Tranquility, Emily St. John Mandel

I hope you all have enjoyed my crazy subgenre designations, which are half the fun of making a list like this. And Happy Reading! ❤📚❤

Show threadCal ZenarchyNov 27, 2022
@kimlockhartga
Oh, I do love lists like this! 📚
Quite a few of these are new to me.
Thank you for sharing.
Show threadJesseNov 28, 2022
@kimlockhartga I LOVED The Change. Can I get superpowers to go with my menopause?
Show threadKim PossibleNov 28, 2022
@RocketMamaJesse Right?!?
Show threadsimplysynNov 20, 2022
@kimlockhartga @bookstodon some excellent choices here, I really enjoyed The Fervor and Babel. I want to read Jackal as well. ☺️📚
Show threadKim PossibleNov 20, 2022
@simplysyn @bookstodon I am always available to talk about books. This year has been incredible with the number of stunning debut novelists.
Show threadJosiah MannionDec 20, 2022
@kimlockhartga @simplysyn @bookstodon ohmygoodness, there are so many FANTASTIC selections here. I love it!
Show threadKim PossibleDec 20, 2022
@Josiah_Mannion @simplysyn @bookstodon *squeeeeeee*
Show threadKim PossibleDec 20, 2022
@simplysyn @bookstodon yay!
Show threadEllenInEdmonton Nov 20, 2022
@kimlockhartga @bookstodon
Thanks for the MANY recommendations!
I've saved these in Scrib. I thought I'd read the second, but apparently not.
: Historical Fiction (tie):
Hester, Laurie Lico Albanese
Four Treasures of The Sky, Jenny Tinghui Zhang
Show threadJesseNov 28, 2022
@kimlockhartga @bookstodon Jackal and Fervor were very creepy. They had an excellent sense of place that added to the story