November 2021: Emoji Reviews

In the interest of quickly finishing my 2021 monthly reviews, I am trying something new. Introducing emoji reviews.

“Most people learn to save themselves by artificially limiting the content of consciousness.”

— Thomas Ligotti, *The Conspiracy Against the Human Race*

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*The Book of Magic* by Alice Hoffman (F) // [Historical fiction: Not my favorite of the series, but still exceptionally charming and the final installment.]

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*Nightbitch* by Rachel Yoder (F) // [Satire; feminism: 👩🏻‍🎨👶🏼🦷🐺🥩🌕🐾🤣👏🏼🏆]

*This Bright Future* by Bobby Hall (NF) // [Memoir; rap music: 😵🏚💻🎤🙌🏼💰👌🏼]

*All That Remains* by Sue Black (NF) // [Pathology Forensic Medicine: ☠️🔪💣🪦🔬🥼👩🏻‍🔬]

*Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork* by Reeves Wiedeman (NF) // [Business; biography: “You’ve got three options: fast, right, or cheap — WeWork always picked fast and cheap.”]

*Dreamcatcher* by Stephen King (F) // [Sci-fi; horror: 🦌🔫🔮👽🛸🦠🩸🚛💨🤭]

*The Conspiracy Against the Human Race* by Thomas Ligotti (NF) // [Philosophy; horror: 🤨☠️🪦🧐👻💫🤔]

*The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music* by Dave Grohl (NF) // [Memoir; music: 🥁🤘🏼🎧👩🏻‍🎤🎸🎶📝]

*A Night to Remember* by Walter Lord (NF) // [History: 🚢🚫👀🧊🗻🌊🆘]

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*Bunny* by Mona Awad (F) // [Dark humor; horror: 📚📝🐰💄🥴💋🧟‍♂️🔪💊🦢🤯]

*Chasing the Boogeyman* by Richard Chizmar (F) // [Fictional True Crime: Turns out, I would rather read actual true crime.]

*Sisters* by Daisy Johnson (F) // [Horror; thriller: 🤔👯‍♀️🏚🇬🇧🌪🕳🔥🌊😵‍💫]

*Nothing But Blackened Teeth* by Cassandra Khaw (F) // [Horror; novella: 🏚🇯🇵🥱🦴👰🏻‍♀️👻🍽🖤🧐]