Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A deeply moving and tender exploration of brotherhood, grief, and systemic injustice in the wake of a tragic police shooting. Through intimate and nuanced character studies, the novel demonstrates that true resilience against structural oppression is found in cultural pride, and community solidarity 1401
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This novel exposes the complexities of the modern Black woman's experience by tracking three distinct protagonists as they navigate institutional racism, isolation, and tokenism in Sweden. Unafraid to let its characters be complex and beautifully messy. #read 1432
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This is cute. It beautifully captures the raw ache of young heartbreak and relationship anxiety. There is tension. There is friends-enemies-to lovers, there is a family “romance curse”. Underneath this is the handling of mental health with care, healing takes time, patience. #read 0513
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 13/09/2026John of John is a deeply moving and atmospheric novel that beautifully captures the painful friction between a young man’s hidden identity and the strict religious expectations of his traditional Scottish home. Douglas Stuart writes with profound empathy and stunning prose. Loved this. #read 5551
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Amulet is a haunting, feverish monologue that beautifully captures the trauma of Latin America's political violence through the eyes of a fiercely loyal eccentric. Roberto Bolaño masterfully blends hallucinatory poetry with historical tragedy, I highly recommend this #read 1491
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The books I’ve read over the past few weeks. Some highlights #read Quiet Power, should be read by all educators. In a world geared to extroverts. Introverts are powerful. Loved the summer boy, a coming of age, where the author recounts a childhood experience that has had lasting impact. 1734
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The Clinging Thing is a beautifully tender debut that explores the quiet, heavy terrain of grief and maternal lineage following a pregnancy loss. Ahmed weaves a lyrical, slow-burning story of healing that brings the Bangladeshi-Australian experience and Western Sydney to life with profound intimacy. 1290
Reposted by Gracie Lou Freebush101duck @101duck.bsky.social · 09/09/2026My Wednesday promise •good for hiding •good for dessert _maybe I should frame this with jockstraps again #humpday #humps #hairy #happyhumpday 519615
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This is a mesmerisingly strange and darkly funny horror novel that satirises the modern beauty industry. At its core it is a deeply empathetic exploration of grief, obsession and the complex trauma passed down between mother and daughters. Highly recommend this author. #read 4571
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue is a breathtakingly poignant masterpiece that seamlessly weaves the agonizing reality of grief and systemic Islamophobia with a stunning touch of magical realism. #read 0541
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 23/08/2026 Desolation is a taut, deeply affecting metafictional novel that strips away the facade of geopolitical statistics to examine the intimate, devastating ripple effects of war. The novel highlights that one act of political violence acts as a catalyst for a never-ending cycle of personal trauma #read 1531
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Erin Gough’s Into the Mouth of the Wolf is a gripping queer YA thriller fusing eco-dread, dual-narrative suspense, and dark corporate mysteries. It is an absolute must-read for fans of high-stakes dystopian mysteries and rich, character-driven storytelling. #read 1591
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I do love it when a man, man spreads. Not in a way that makes others uncomfortable or takes up someone else’s space. I just find it sexy when a man does this. Huge turn on for me 2210
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Past month, I have been on a roll with my book choices. Some of the amazing books that I have read. 31183
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Loved this novel. Completely not what I expected but I think that made this even more enjoyable. This works well, the less you know about it. I found it exhilarating, unpredictable and totally engrossing. Highly recommend this. And the cover looks so good #read 2792
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 07/08/2026This was such a great read. This author is a genius and have loved everything that I have read by him. It’s so clever and highly entertaining. 1781
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 01/08/2026This is an intellectual meditation on friendship and grief, sparked by a narrator who must fake-record the final interview of his dying mentor. The novel serves as a poetic warning about how modern technology mediates and distorts the genuine emotional truth of our most intimate human experiences. 2702
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I am so dickstracted, I can not get any work done. 😔 1180
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Turkey is surreal. The history is deep and ancient here. Had dinner last night on a rooftop overlooking Selcuk. Spent the day in the ancient city of Ephesus, walked through the ancient streets, the gates of Hercules, the library of Celsus, the terrace houses. It was wild to walk on ancient marble. 0530
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 04/07/2026I need some help with my back. Join me ☺️😈 4981
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Something is missing from #humpday 131457
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 21/06/2026I have really enjoyed returning to this world that Patrick Ness has created. This has been quite the adventure and I am very much looking forward to the next book. 41483
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 14/06/2026This had me feeling all the feels. Beautifully written, I laughed and it was sad and heart warming and heart breaking. Highly recommend. 1590
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Wow, this is quite the read, traumaland by Josh Silver. Highly recommend this author #books #read 2671
Reposted by Gracie Lou FreebushTheNakedReader @thenakedreader.bsky.social · 11/06/2026"Am I to live my life watching everyone else do the living?…I have to have something to show at the end of this life. If I'm for hell, then I deserve a love that was worth it" I responded to this similarly to when I read Brokeback Mountain as a teenager 🥺 937021
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 16/05/2026If I’m Being Honest by @cjthenudist.bsky.social is a deeply moving and beautifully crafted poetry collection that shines a brilliant light on the beauty of vulnerability. Mitchell masterfully strips away the polite facades of everyday life, 31141
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 16/05/2026In The Collected Schizophrenias, Esmé Weijun Wang delivers a brilliant, deeply empathetic, and masterfully researched exploration of life with schizoaffective disorder that challenges the monolithic stigmas surrounding severe mental illness. This was a fascinating read. #books #read 0791
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 12/05/2026🙈☺️ warm days are over, official cold. Not my favourite time of the year 51276
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 02/05/2026A good day to start a new book. An epic fantasy 1861
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 01/05/2026One of those days…where all I wanna do is have some fun, I’ve got a feeling I’m not the only one… 81096
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 29/04/2026This book, if you haven’t read this, highly recommend. 31363
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 25/04/2026One of those days where I am having trouble focusing 😵💫 2761
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Scrublands is a masterful entry into the "rural noir" genre, distinguished by Chris Hammer’s ability to turn the oppressive, shimmering heat of the Australian outback into a character of its own. The novel’s intricate mystery, centered on a journalist’s quest to uncover why a beloved priest #read 1541
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 19/04/2026My take away from this is home is not merely a physical location or a fixed point in history, but a continuous process of creation and reclamation that we carry within ourselves and pass down through our stories and our children. Beautifully written memoir. #read highly recommend 31003
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 17/04/2026The Night Is Not for You is a hauntingly beautiful and visceral masterpiece that masterfully weaves Arabic folklore into a sharp, modern feminist horror story. Eman Quotah’s writing is atmospheric and razor-sharp, transforming the legend of Umm Al-Duwais #read #horror 4992
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 14/04/2026The big takeaway from this is that while the universe is indifferent and life has no inherent meaning, this realisation is actually the key to true freedom. Instead of being crushed by the futility of existence, Camus suggests we should live in "revolt"—embracing the struggle…. #read 41128
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Circular Motion is a high-concept nerdfest that unfortunately gets a bit too tangled in its own orbits. While Alex Foster’s premise—the Earth’s rotation accelerating due to instant travel—is objectively cool and backed by physics I couldn’t understand, This #read didn’t quite do it for me. 5833
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 08/04/2026This intense thriller laced with horror and urban fantasy where cursed playing cards, a legendary game and centuries old mystery collide across time and continents. The action sequences are thrilling, the horror chilling and the historical intrigue impressively researched and vividly rendered. #read 6893
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 07/04/2026A lazy afternoon, with a good book. 👌🏽 41473
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Weak in Comparison to Dreams shows a way of thinking differently about the coherence of a life. Are unremembered dreams part of our lives? What if a single life continues so long that it becomes separate lives which no longer know one another? Highly recommend this #book #read 21078
Gracie Lou Freebush @nakedbookreader.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Some really hot coffee was spilt on my crotch and thighs. It burnt and wasn’t very pleasant 😔 4730
