Mid-year superlatives! stats and favorites of the year so far

In which I review some stats on all 52 books I have read so far this year and talk about my 8 favorites. Most Popular, Class of 2021!!!!: most re-readable: The Mayor of Leipzig by Rachel Kushner https://bookshop.org/a/22605/97819491... most likely to make you rethink getting an MFA: The Friend by Sigrid Nunez https://bookshop.org/a/22605/97807352... most likely to make you rethink getting a phd: The Life of the Mind by Christine Smallwood https://bookshop.org/a/22605/97805932... And Want by Lynn Steger Strong https://bookshop.org/a/22605/97812502... most submersing: Swimming Home by Deborah Levy https://bookshop.org/a/22605/97816204... most likely to give you an existential crisis: Blueberries: Essays Concerning Understanding by Ellena Savage https://bookshop.org/a/22605/97819222... most likely to make you leave your artsy boyfriend for a handy, dependable man: Second Place by Rachel Cusk https://bookshop.org/a/22605/97803742... Most likely to be found on the shelf of a she-shed: The Cost of Living: A Working Autobiography by Deborah Levy https://bookshop.org/a/22605/97816355... Videos in which I discuss each of these books: Mayor of Leipzig:    • may wrap-up and june readalong announcemen...   The Friend:    • reading vlog 9: three books Ellena Savage ...   The Life of the Mind and Want:    • MOoOOOoM: my favorite books on moms, mothe...   Swimming Home:    • Deborah Levy's Swimming Home, a review and...   Blueberries:    • march wrap-up // 2021   Second Place:    • reading vlog 4: Lisa Taddeo, Rachel Cusk, ...   The Cost of Living:    • june wrap-up//2021   ✨Bookshop Favorites: https://bookshop.org/shop/RebeccaRubin ✨Goodreads:   / rebecca   ✨Instagram:   / rebeccaeatsbooks   ✨Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile... ✨Ko-fi, you can support me with a virtual coffee! https://ko-fi.com/rebeccaeatsbooks ✨email: [email protected] Thanks. Xo, Rebs