Zach Janda
@thegratefuldebs.bsky.social
Every weirdo in the world is deep in hot Pynchon fall
October 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Every weirdo in the world is deep in hot Pynchon fall
Thrilled to announce some big personal news:
September 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Thrilled to announce some big personal news:
Most fun Mariners team in 20 years.
August 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Most fun Mariners team in 20 years.
Grateful for sobriety
Grateful for good n/a beer
🦅GO BIRDS 🦅
Grateful for good n/a beer
🦅GO BIRDS 🦅
February 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Grateful for sobriety
Grateful for good n/a beer
🦅GO BIRDS 🦅
Grateful for good n/a beer
🦅GO BIRDS 🦅
2025 #6: Havoc by Christopher Bollen
A widow’s attempts to rebuild a sense of self & home in a luxury Egyptian hotel are disrupted by an 8 year old with heterochromia.
Thrillers aren’t my jam but this gets under your skin and ends strong. Must read for genre fans. Liked didn’t love.
A widow’s attempts to rebuild a sense of self & home in a luxury Egyptian hotel are disrupted by an 8 year old with heterochromia.
Thrillers aren’t my jam but this gets under your skin and ends strong. Must read for genre fans. Liked didn’t love.
February 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
2025 #6: Havoc by Christopher Bollen
A widow’s attempts to rebuild a sense of self & home in a luxury Egyptian hotel are disrupted by an 8 year old with heterochromia.
Thrillers aren’t my jam but this gets under your skin and ends strong. Must read for genre fans. Liked didn’t love.
A widow’s attempts to rebuild a sense of self & home in a luxury Egyptian hotel are disrupted by an 8 year old with heterochromia.
Thrillers aren’t my jam but this gets under your skin and ends strong. Must read for genre fans. Liked didn’t love.
First mistake I’ve ever caught in a published book. There is no such language as Czechoslovakian!
February 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
First mistake I’ve ever caught in a published book. There is no such language as Czechoslovakian!
The Coin by Yasmin Zaher
Very strange and smart novel about the absurd ebbs and flows of a hyper clean Palestinian woman teaching in America. If that sounds good to you just jump in blind. I promise it’s good.
Very strange and smart novel about the absurd ebbs and flows of a hyper clean Palestinian woman teaching in America. If that sounds good to you just jump in blind. I promise it’s good.
January 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The Coin by Yasmin Zaher
Very strange and smart novel about the absurd ebbs and flows of a hyper clean Palestinian woman teaching in America. If that sounds good to you just jump in blind. I promise it’s good.
Very strange and smart novel about the absurd ebbs and flows of a hyper clean Palestinian woman teaching in America. If that sounds good to you just jump in blind. I promise it’s good.
All The Sinners Bleed by SA Cosby.
Not a big thriller guy but this is intense, smart, and very well written. The story is intense, extremely dark, and deftly weaves racism, grief, trauma, and faith into what could have been a straight forward “catch a killer” type story.
Not a big thriller guy but this is intense, smart, and very well written. The story is intense, extremely dark, and deftly weaves racism, grief, trauma, and faith into what could have been a straight forward “catch a killer” type story.
January 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
All The Sinners Bleed by SA Cosby.
Not a big thriller guy but this is intense, smart, and very well written. The story is intense, extremely dark, and deftly weaves racism, grief, trauma, and faith into what could have been a straight forward “catch a killer” type story.
Not a big thriller guy but this is intense, smart, and very well written. The story is intense, extremely dark, and deftly weaves racism, grief, trauma, and faith into what could have been a straight forward “catch a killer” type story.
The Book Censors Library by Bothayna Al-Essa
My Orwell super fan dad gave me this and it is fittingly Orwell worship! A dystopian novel about books, magination and the tension b/t resisting authoritarianism & protecting those you love. I liked it but it’s definitely for YA audiences. Great ending.
My Orwell super fan dad gave me this and it is fittingly Orwell worship! A dystopian novel about books, magination and the tension b/t resisting authoritarianism & protecting those you love. I liked it but it’s definitely for YA audiences. Great ending.
January 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The Book Censors Library by Bothayna Al-Essa
My Orwell super fan dad gave me this and it is fittingly Orwell worship! A dystopian novel about books, magination and the tension b/t resisting authoritarianism & protecting those you love. I liked it but it’s definitely for YA audiences. Great ending.
My Orwell super fan dad gave me this and it is fittingly Orwell worship! A dystopian novel about books, magination and the tension b/t resisting authoritarianism & protecting those you love. I liked it but it’s definitely for YA audiences. Great ending.
The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner
Finally got around to this one. It’s very vibey and a cool vibe. Didn’t love the first half but the last third is really good. Not for everyone and I didn’t love it but it’s definitely a cool book.
Finally got around to this one. It’s very vibey and a cool vibe. Didn’t love the first half but the last third is really good. Not for everyone and I didn’t love it but it’s definitely a cool book.
January 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner
Finally got around to this one. It’s very vibey and a cool vibe. Didn’t love the first half but the last third is really good. Not for everyone and I didn’t love it but it’s definitely a cool book.
Finally got around to this one. It’s very vibey and a cool vibe. Didn’t love the first half but the last third is really good. Not for everyone and I didn’t love it but it’s definitely a cool book.
Orbits by Samantha Harvey
A worthy Booker Prize winner. Follow astronauts on the ISS for 24 hours. Brief and beautiful execution of a very cool concept that is smart and moving. Read it on a plane which was cool.
A worthy Booker Prize winner. Follow astronauts on the ISS for 24 hours. Brief and beautiful execution of a very cool concept that is smart and moving. Read it on a plane which was cool.
January 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Orbits by Samantha Harvey
A worthy Booker Prize winner. Follow astronauts on the ISS for 24 hours. Brief and beautiful execution of a very cool concept that is smart and moving. Read it on a plane which was cool.
A worthy Booker Prize winner. Follow astronauts on the ISS for 24 hours. Brief and beautiful execution of a very cool concept that is smart and moving. Read it on a plane which was cool.
2024 #61
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
I love this book. Beagin’s writing is sharp, (very) funny, and points an unhinged finger at the messy fluidity of whatever our lives are. Every few pages has a sentence or moment that had me beaming. It’s not for everyone but it was very much for me. 🐝🫏🥑
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
I love this book. Beagin’s writing is sharp, (very) funny, and points an unhinged finger at the messy fluidity of whatever our lives are. Every few pages has a sentence or moment that had me beaming. It’s not for everyone but it was very much for me. 🐝🫏🥑
December 10, 2024 at 1:44 AM
2024 #61
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
I love this book. Beagin’s writing is sharp, (very) funny, and points an unhinged finger at the messy fluidity of whatever our lives are. Every few pages has a sentence or moment that had me beaming. It’s not for everyone but it was very much for me. 🐝🫏🥑
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
I love this book. Beagin’s writing is sharp, (very) funny, and points an unhinged finger at the messy fluidity of whatever our lives are. Every few pages has a sentence or moment that had me beaming. It’s not for everyone but it was very much for me. 🐝🫏🥑
Feeling lucky to have these two psychos coaching my favorite teams.
Go Broncos
Sco Ducks
Go Broncos
Sco Ducks
December 5, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Feeling lucky to have these two psychos coaching my favorite teams.
Go Broncos
Sco Ducks
Go Broncos
Sco Ducks
2024 #60
The Perfect Nanny by Leïla Slimani.
Short intense novel that uses the framework of a thriller to explore race, class, and family. The writing is tense, taut, and smart and canopied by an ever present dread. I liked it but it’s a tough book to recommend. Would pair well with Parasite.
The Perfect Nanny by Leïla Slimani.
Short intense novel that uses the framework of a thriller to explore race, class, and family. The writing is tense, taut, and smart and canopied by an ever present dread. I liked it but it’s a tough book to recommend. Would pair well with Parasite.
December 1, 2024 at 8:31 PM
2024 #60
The Perfect Nanny by Leïla Slimani.
Short intense novel that uses the framework of a thriller to explore race, class, and family. The writing is tense, taut, and smart and canopied by an ever present dread. I liked it but it’s a tough book to recommend. Would pair well with Parasite.
The Perfect Nanny by Leïla Slimani.
Short intense novel that uses the framework of a thriller to explore race, class, and family. The writing is tense, taut, and smart and canopied by an ever present dread. I liked it but it’s a tough book to recommend. Would pair well with Parasite.
Brady next thanksgiving
November 29, 2024 at 2:05 AM
Brady next thanksgiving
Grateful to be able to bet on drew lock on this happy day
November 28, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Grateful to be able to bet on drew lock on this happy day
2024 #59
Absolution by Jeff Vandermeeer
My first Southern Reach book. A vibey strange spyish plunge into trauma, memory, truth, trust, and the self. 25% sure I have a good grasp of what happened in this. looking forward to reading the rest of the series! Fuck!
Absolution by Jeff Vandermeeer
My first Southern Reach book. A vibey strange spyish plunge into trauma, memory, truth, trust, and the self. 25% sure I have a good grasp of what happened in this. looking forward to reading the rest of the series! Fuck!
November 27, 2024 at 6:15 PM
2024 #59
Absolution by Jeff Vandermeeer
My first Southern Reach book. A vibey strange spyish plunge into trauma, memory, truth, trust, and the self. 25% sure I have a good grasp of what happened in this. looking forward to reading the rest of the series! Fuck!
Absolution by Jeff Vandermeeer
My first Southern Reach book. A vibey strange spyish plunge into trauma, memory, truth, trust, and the self. 25% sure I have a good grasp of what happened in this. looking forward to reading the rest of the series! Fuck!