The Book Palate Tag

Original tag by Fraser Simons – Springboard Thought: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7pmJyys9Cs

Books mentioned:

A State of Change by Penelope Gilliatt
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6670146-a-state-of-change
(I discussed this novel at the 7:30 mark here: https://youtu.be/j_0n8aorg54)

Country Girl by Edna O’Brien
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15790829-country-girl?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=YqA8C4N1Wn&rank=3

Never Let Me Go – Kazuo Ishiguro: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6334.Never_Let_Me_Go?ac=1&from_search=true

Normal People – Sally Rooney: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41057294-normal-people?from_search=true&qid=YkzrnDLnOZ&rank=2
(My full review: https://youtu.be/6y7F9CTKxc8)

Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56597885-beautiful-world-where-are-you?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=SWvTKKw3nx&rank=1

The Culture of Desire: Paradox and Perversity in Gay Lives Today -Frank Browning: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/292813.The_Culture_of_Desire?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=6Lnxyn2YrI&rank=1

Dear Friend, From My Life I Write to You in Your Life – Yiyun Li: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31673847-dear-friend-from-my-life-i-write-to-you-in-your-life (My “review”: https://youtu.be/n6DRdJep1BA)

Night Sky With Exit Wounds – Ocean Vuong: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23841432-night-sky-with-exit-wounds

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous – Ocean Vuong: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41880609-on-earth-we-re-briefly-gorgeous
(Joint review with Dan of Weird Book Book Club: https://youtu.be/ORl5jKzR4e4)

Tagging:

Shelly Swearingen: https://www.youtube.com/c/ShellySwearingensLibrary

Bouquins & Books: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcStQstpjunHqXvv-mGBvbA

Mishelle Lexi: https://www.youtube.com/c/MishelleLexi

Kadi of KADI BOOKS: https://youtube.com/channel/UCXSXjztFpUpoVB1DlWu90TQ

Brandon’s Bookshelf: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTXu9okJfXLuQTP0AhT9bSw

Marilyn Maya Mendoza: https://www.youtube.com/c/MarilynMayaMendoza

Gina Stanyer Books: https://www.youtube.com/c/GinaStanyerBooks

Lexa of Lexa Reads: https://youtube.com/channel/UCgiQCK-UuM1vknVsXY07oUQ

Nelle and Scott at Gunpowder, Fiction & Plot: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWyPjOR4heQ9urvB3eOZJOw

Prompts:

Sweet: What is a book that made you excited to read more by that author?
*Bonus Point if it also somehow exemplifies the genre you most like to read.*

Sour: What book did you initially dislike, but after a reread, you reversed your opinion on? OR: What is a book you loved at one time, but after re-reading it, have found it lacking in some way.
*Bonus Point if the book is in a genre you similarly reversed your position on.*

Bitter: What is a book that you feel is underrated, ‘attacked’ unjustly by popular or mainstream opinion, or is simply misunderstood in some way?
*Bonus Point if it is not a book anyone else has mentioned already, that you know of.*

Salty: What is a book that changed how you thought about or related to other people, or that made you realize something about yourself you were not aware of previously?
*Bonus Point if you choose multiple books, from whatever milestones in your life that feel important to you*

Optional Prompts for the Connoisseur (treat the following prompt as if they were different foods; palates vary depending on what you’re consuming. I.e. choose as many as you like):

– Sophisticated Palate: Choose a book from your favorite sub-genre or that has your favorite trope or motif. Or just go off regarding a bookish, nerdy thing you like/enjoy.

– Unrefined Palate: What is a book or genre that you consider a ‘guilty pleasure’ (though you shouldn’t feel actually guilty about reading anything, really, but hopefully you know what I mean).

– Eclectic Palate: What are the top 3+ genres you typically read or gravitate towards?

– Maturing Palate: What is a genre you’ve read little or none of, but would like to sample more? What book, if any, prompted this?

I’m @shawnmooney on Litsy and on Twitter.
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My Goodreads is https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/50408211-shawn-mooney

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