so far in 2024 i've finished 21 books, including counterweight by djuna, the collected fictions of jorge luis borges, the employees by olga ravn, blackouts by justin torres, the master of go by yasunari kawabata, the book of love by kelly link, the night ocean by paul la farge, the warm hands of ghosts by katherine arden, the broken heart of america: st. louis and the violent history of the united states by walter johnson, and that time of year by marie ndiaye.