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sam
@fakejohnsides.bsky.social
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27, he/him, writer in the PNW 🏳️‍🌈
one half of The Satire Fire podcast

https://linktr.ee/TheSatireFire
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fakejohnsides.bsky.social
June has been my summer reading slump because it has been nice outside and I have been out there! I was not a huge fan of The Idiot but oh well. Also Birds Arent Real being labeled nonfiction is so funny 💙📚
a series of charts detailing the user’s reading habits for June 2025, showing that 4 books were completed and they read every day a calendar detailing the reading streak of the user, showing they finished four books over the month and dnfed one
July 3, 2025 at 10:14 PM
fakejohnsides.bsky.social
I truly can’t get enough of vonnegut, its shocking how many systemic issues he was right to be worried about! 💙📚
a copy of “player piano” by kurt vonnegut being held up for the camera. the cover has an illustration of a clock’s face.
June 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
fakejohnsides.bsky.social
one of only a few books that brought me to tears last year 💙📚
cover of the book “blackouts” by justin torres
June 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
fakejohnsides.bsky.social
may was a great month for books, with several five star reads! it’s also the first month I actually tracked daily pages and I love how the calendar looks so I will for sure keep doing that 💙📚
a series of charts and graphs detailing the user’s reading habits for May 2025. they read mostly fiction, a lot of historical literature, read every day, and most enjoyed the book “demon copperhead” by barbara kingsolver a calendar showing the user’s reading habits for the month of May 2025. they read every day, completing 12 books.
June 2, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“The wonder is that you could start life with nothing, end with nothing, and lose so much in between.”

such a touching and beautiful book. to force the reader to grapple with their concept of a victim of circumstance is so interesting and moving 💙📚
a hand holding the book “demon copperhead” by barbara kingsolver. the book is white with bronze lettering and has illustrations along the edges in blue ink, such as a snake, the ocean, and a boy running with a kite. in the background are shelves of other books, a houseplant, and a couch.
May 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
fakejohnsides.bsky.social
really need to reread these! maybe a long series in the future ? 💙📚
the cover of “the ultimate hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy” by douglas adams. it is a blue cover with digital inspired green and white font, two simply drawn mice facing each other, and a green circle with green arms
May 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
fakejohnsides.bsky.social
the book that made me fall in love with satire, and maybe the best that has ever done it 💙📚
the cover of “catch-22” by joseph heller. it is blue with white text and has the red silhouette of a man wearing an army cap on the corner seemingly dancing. there is also a black silhouette of a small plane.
May 19, 2025 at 2:40 AM
fakejohnsides.bsky.social
cannot wait to cover this on the podcast, such a striking portrait of life 💙📚
the cover of the book “the sellout” by paul beatty. it is off-white with the title and author name in black text with a repeating pattern of a man holding a lantern in pink ink
May 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“There was surely nothing to indicate at the time that such evidently small incidents would render whole dreams forever irredeemable.”
likely the best book i have read so far this year. an incredible voice, a touching story. 💙📚
the cover of the book “the remains of the day” by kazuo ishiguro. the cover is pale yellow with an orange square in the center reminiscent of a post-it note. the orange square has the silhouette of a person from the torso up who is wearing a bowler hat. the silhouette is a gradient and gets lighter towards the head.
May 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
fakejohnsides.bsky.social
my reading stats for april! all told a pretty good month for pretty solid books, but nothing that really blew me away. maybe there will be one in may! 💙📚
a series of graphs detailing various reading statistics for the user during the month of april. it lists “dr.no”, “erasure”, and “normal people” as the highest rated reads, literary as the most read genre, and shows a line graph of how many pages were read each day. a calendar showing the user’s reading habits over the month of April. it shows when seven books were started and finished, as well as when an eighth was started but not yet finished.
May 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
fakejohnsides.bsky.social
one of my favorite authors still producing work, although slightly more slowly than I would prefer! 💙📚
a hand holding a copy of the book “liberation day” by george saunders. the cover is blue and pink to be reminiscent of a sunrise or sunset and has a loosely painted seagull flying across the scene. the background of the photo shows pictures hung on a wall and a houseplant.
May 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
fakejohnsides.bsky.social
I’m a big fan of everything I have read of Percival Everett’s. I need to get Erasure soon! 💙📚
April 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
fakejohnsides.bsky.social
happy independent bookstores day!! support local bookstores, support local libraries, support local access to books!! 💙📚
a hand holding two books in a stack. the top book says “the brief and frightening reign of phil - george saunders” and has a red cover with green grass and a machine on it. the bottom book is partially obscured but reads “the savage detectives - roberto bolaño” and has a cream cover with black lines radiating from the top right corner. the background of the photo has a couch, a houseplant, and a guitar case.
April 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
fakejohnsides.bsky.social
my first favorite author, and potentially my second favorite book of his 💙📚
a hand holding up a pale blue book with the design of a clock on the cover. it says “kurt vonnegut” in orange print and “player piano” in dark blue. there is a plant in the background, as well as some pictures hanging on a wall
April 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
fakejohnsides.bsky.social
“What I said about people, that if they care, they can tell one kind of thing from another? Big if.” 💙📚
April 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
fakejohnsides.bsky.social
Currently reading 💙📚

i love reading books centered around appalachia, being as it is such a under/misrepresented part of the country. i really hope this lives up to my expectations!
a hand holding up the book “Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver. the book has a white cover with blue illustrations around the edges that depict flowers, a snake, the ocean, birds, and other ephemera. the title and author’s name are written in a metallic copper color that is reflecting in the light.
April 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
fakejohnsides.bsky.social
no introduction necessary 💙📚
April 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM