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thanks and happy new year scott.

I have Annie Bot on my tbr! So glad to hear you enjoyed it!!

I love this list, and what I love most of all is how certain you are of them! I feel like every other top books of the year list, we all start out by saying, "there are so many books that could have made this list!" Thanks for sharing, and Happy New Year!

You gave me some great stuff to add to my TBR. Thanks so much!

Great views expressed which has interested me in sourcing some of them. Thanks.

Orbital could have been on this list.

I have read 3 of these and have The Door on my kindle so need to prioritise that. I knew Annie Bot would be high on here ❤Great list Scott 📚😊

Happy new year Scot 🥳

The Door is truly phenomenal

I have read only two of your top ten. I read 100 books in 2024 which is less than I would usually read but it made it easy to do some quick percentage stats. I need to read more in translation this coming year, and a couple more classics.

I got you by a few - 252! Many were your recommendations like Anita de Monte Laughs Last, The Safekeep, The Door, Annie Bot AND I purchased all the others one you mentioned just haven’t read them yet!!

How were you able to read an average of 1.5 books per day? It's got to take up a huge amount of your time.

I just started Eliza Clark's Penance yesterday, have you read that? It's extraordinary so far, about a third in.

No, I will not add anymore books to my tbr, well except for Tiananmen Square, and I Who Have Never Known Men, and I absolutely must read Anita de Monte Laughs Last. Nope, nothing else I think. Also, 👏on the review of Body Parts. Compelling.

Well done, Scott! I logged 217, and even with the small handful I failed to log, you've got me beat -- but I don't feel beaten. I feel blessed to have found your channel, which is always a delight to watch. And vindicated by your living proof that an increase in the number of books read does not necessarily lead to a decrease in the quality of the reading (and rating) experience. So glad to be in the same ballpark numbers-wise 😄 I've just started watching this video and had to jump on to recommend your original review video of Anita de Monte to anyone who hasn't seen it. Your perfectly attuned outrage when recapping the story of those real life artists was an eye opener, and it definitely influenced me to read that book as soon as it became available. Okay, back to the video!

Some delicious reading treats on your list! Can’t believe a magical realism novel made your list…up is down, down is up!

Your enthusiasm for these books is so infectious Scott. I feel like I should read all of them and I have only read one!

I loved the mystery and complexity that The Safekeep built around Isabel's relationship with her siblings. Speaking of possession, I also considered certain people to be a symbol of possession in the book. It's a fantastic book! Ironically, it didn't make my top 10. Now I'm wondering how that was possible. Thank you for putting Annie Bot on my radar! Cheers!

2 of our top tens matched! Annie Bot and The Safekeep. Thanks for being awesome 👍

I'd love to read The Great Undoing. <3

Two SciFi novels and a novel with magical realism in your top 10!?! Who even are you?

Tiananmen Square must be read. I see nothing supplanted Boy Parts. That’s fair. I should have put it in my top 10. Now I’m mad at myself. Great video, my friend. Your intellect is completely aglow, and I’m here for it. You know what my top book was, I’m sure. My list also included The Borrowed Hills, Enter Ghost, The Maiden, Ordinary Human Failings, Girl,Woman, Other, and Your Dazzling Death. Oh, and The Fertile Earth, which I might swap out if I were to do the list today. Happy New Year! Can’t wait to see what GFP has in store for us this year!

Anita de Monte was a 5 star read for me right after reading it until I looked into it a little more. It was so based on the real life of Ana Mendieta but was not ever properly credited and against her family's wishes. For a book that was so focused on consent and representation it felt off when there wasn't even an authors note explaining whose story was being shared. But it is also really fun to look at the art of Ana Mendieta after reading the book because all the art that was described was exactly what Ana made in life. Tiananmen Square and So I Roar are going on my TBR right now.

I’ve been so excited for this video!! And shamefully I’ve only read 3 of the 10!!

Mate - did you know your comments are turned off on your best books video??

One of my favorite videos of the year! Excellent takedowns!

will you be doing a top ten?

Some absolute bangers, some I need to get to before I confirm they are 😄 I've been really wanting to reread Cry the Beloved Country, gotta get to that. Eliza Clark, Annie Bot, and Leonard and Hungry Paul are strong tbr contenders for 2025

Did you read Praiseworthy and/or Juice? Both have made my top ten. Can't get them out of my head. Happy Reading in 2025🙂

Oh Scott I was agreeing with you until you got to Held, it was my favourite of the booker list. I really enjoyed Enlightenment too. Completely agree with some of the others. Canberra Writers festival gave me a copy of Bri Lee's Work....maybe you've told me why I got a free copy... I now have to read it ,to decide if I cull it or not.

Wonderful video! Added so many to my TBR. Thank you for putting this together! A funny side note- "Girls" by Kirsty Capes is titled "Daughters" in the US

I loved Enlightenment. Loved the writing, the story and the characters. The ending was a bit ‘Huh?’ but I look forward to reading more of SP. She’s an exceptional writer of poetic pros. Love that. Also i never read or not read a book based on someone else’s judgment of it but like hearing reviews, such as your own.

Ha...my dislike of Bri Lee vindicated! Totally agree with several of these reviews. I am hoping the Booker longlist will be better (and more diverse) this year.

A rather enjoyed Of Cattle and Men perhaps because I wasn't looking for it to be a horror book. Thank you for warning me off Enlightenment which I might have read otherwise.

Algonquin table level burns.

Ouch but in the best way. lol Happy New Year!

I love your candidness! I appreciate you going into detail as to why you didn't like these books.

Oh Scott, such a treat at the end of the year! Love the curmudgeon energy ❤ Thank you for another year of top tier book content :) Happy New Year!

Did somebody say “Sassy?” 👀

You do make me laugh!

I love your negative reviews. It gives your reviews balance. Keep it up.

Sooooo funny - soooo articulate - love you even more 😂

Finally someone calls out Nunez for her pretentiousness. 😂