Mid-year superlatives stats and favorites of the year so far

In which I review some stats on all 52 books I have read so far this year and talk about my 8 favorites. Most Popular, Class of 2021!!!!: most re-readable: The Mayor of Leipzig by Rachel Kushner https://bookshop.org/a/22605/9781949172478 most likely to make you rethink getting an MFA: The Friend by Sigrid Nunez https://bookshop.org/a/22605/9780735219458 most likely to make you rethink getting a phd: The Life of the Mind by Christine Smallwood https://bookshop.org/a/22605/9780593229897 And Want by Lynn Steger Strong https://bookshop.org/a/22605/9781250247544 most submersing: Swimming Home by Deborah Levy https://bookshop.org/a/22605/9781620401699 most likely to give you an existential crisis: Blueberries: Essays Concerning Understanding by Ellena Savage https://bookshop.org/a/22605/9781922268563 most likely to make you leave your artsy boyfriend for a handy, dependable man: Second Place by Rachel Cusk https://bookshop.org/a/22605/9780374279226 Most likely to be found on the shelf of a she-shed: The Cost of Living: A Working Autobiography by Deborah Levy https://bookshop.org/a/22605/9781635573534 Videos in which I discuss each of these books: Mayor of Leipzig: /watch/4tmF8M_heImhF The Friend: /watch/s7361=t&4DzF6V9WVqtW6 The Life of the Mind and Want: /watch/s595=t&cq90XJa4LYc45 Swimming Home: /watch/s21=t&wItnkjx65QJ6= Blueberries: /watch/s3=t&44w7o5B5-4q5t Second Place: /watch/8171=t?sxARfCRPwJYP1 The Cost of Living: /watch/gofd952cqHicd ✨Bookshop Favorites: https://bookshop.org/shop/RebeccaRubin ✨Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/70845234-rebecca ✨Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebeccaeatsbooks/ ✨Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/rebrub ✨Ko-fi, you can support me with a virtual coffee! https://ko-fi.com/rebeccaeatsbooks ✨email: rebsluvslibraries@gmail.com Thanks. Xo, Rebs

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