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thefridayfive 2026.06.05
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1. Do you enjoy reading?
Used to! Now I just treat it as periodic maintenance for my brain. And like watching movies, it keeps me connected to pop culture and general society.

2. What is the first book you remember reading?
Dear Mr. Henshaw, which was about a kid getting advice about writing what you know. (I distinctly remember a passage about the weight and smell of grapes in the sun.)

3. Who is your favourite author?
Terry Pratchett, maybe? I've read all the Discworld novels and some standalones (Nation, Dodger, Maurice) and am so afraid of moving on to his other works and running out of "new" content.

4. What is your favourite book?
Every few years I revisit Small Gods (through audio drama or audiobook). It's one of the standalone novels in Discworld (and my first one ever), about a lowly but devout priest named Brutha, and the Great God Om, who only has one true believer left and now comes to the world in the form of a tiny, angry tortoise. I think it's about time to listen to it again.

5. What is the last book you read and the first you'll read next?
Last: The Fellowship of the Ring. Current: Convenience Store Woman, which I keep putting down because the translation annoys me. Next: Yesteryear (I've kind of already started it because I'm a chronic book juggler haha). Hoping to join the 造物的恩宠 | The Creator's Grace bilingual readalong on

baihe_media too! But I'm so afraid of reading in Chinese these days. What happened to me!!!

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