50/50 Books

Mostly unnoticed lies three figures at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the world’s most famous paintings. But Louisa has noticed, and she’s determined to figure out the story of these figures, especially as the painting ends up in her care. Because this painting was born from a summer 25 years ago in which a group of teens found refuge and purpose in each other.

This episode we’re finishing My Friends by Fredrik Backman!

TWs/CWs for this book seem to be:

• Homophobia; Foster care discussed; Rape & sexual assault mentioned; Drugging mentioned; Domestic abuse; Attempted suicide, suicidal ideation, & self-harm; Anxiety & panic attacks; Depression; Alcoholism; Grief & loss depictions; Bullying; Police Brutality; Homophobia and homophobic slurs

• My Friends by Fredrik Backman – Trigger Warning Database

And our Socials are:

• https://twitter.com/5050_books

• https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books

• https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books

Mostly unnoticed lie three figures at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the world’s most famous paintings. But Louisa has noticed, and she’s determined to figure out the story of these figures, especially as the painting ends up in her care. Because this painting was born from a summer 25 years ago, in which a group of teens found refuge and purpose in each other.

This episode we’re reading My Friends by Fredrik Backman, up to (but not including) Chapter 28!

TWs/CWs for this book seem to be:

• Homophobia; Foster care discussed; Rape & sexual assault mentioned; Drugging mentioned; Domestic abuse; Attempted suicide, suicidal ideation, & self-harm; Anxiety & panic attacks; Depression; Alcoholism; Grief & loss depictions; Bullying; Police Brutality

• My Friends by Fredrik Backman – Trigger Warning Database

And our Socials are:

• https://twitter.com/5050_books

• https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books

• https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books

Kris Kelvin is sent to the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface, but his research is not so simple as he and the other crew are plagued with their own painful memories. Could it be the ocean creating these memories, and for what reason?

Solaris raises the pivotal question: “Can we truly understand the universe around us without first understanding what lies within?”

This episode we’re finishing Solaris by Stanisław Lem!

TWs/CWs for this book seem to be:

• Suicide, outdated language, burn injury, excessive drinking, depression, existential dread

And our Socials are:

• https://twitter.com/5050_books

• https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books

• https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books
  

Kris Kelvin is sent to the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface, but his research is not so simple as he and the other crew are plagued with their own painful memories. Could it be the ocean creating these memories, and for what reason?

Solaris raises the pivotal question: “Can we truly understand the universe around us without first understanding what lies within?”

This episode we’re reading Solaris by Stanisław Lem up to, but not including, the chapter titled: Monsters.

TWs/CWs for this book seem to be:

• Suicide, outdated language, burn injury, excessive drinking, depression, existential dread

And our Socials are:

• https://twitter.com/5050_books

• https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books

• https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books

Tom Hazard, recently returned to London, has settled to become a high school history teacher, even meeting the captivating French teacher who seems just as captivated by him. However, Tom, though in want of an ordinary life, has a rare condition that has let him live for centuries, and the Albatross Society, a group that has protected people like Tom, has always had one rule: Never fall in love. Now Tom will have to decide between remaining stuck in the past or beginning to live in the present.

This episode we’re finishing up How to Stop Time by Matt Haig!

TWs/CWs for this book seem to be:

• Dissociation; self-harm; suicidal thoughts/ideation; sexual assault (groping); drowning; murder (mentioned); gaslighting; violence; gun violence; self-immolation; arson

And our Socials are:

• https://twitter.com/5050_books

• https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books

• https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books
  

Tom Hazard, recently returned to London, has settled to become a high school history teacher, even meeting the captivating French teacher who seems just as captivated by him. However, Tom, though in want of an ordinary life, has a rare condition that has let him live for centuries, and the Albatross Society, a group that has protected people like Tom, has always had one rule: Never fall in love. Now Tom will have to decide between remaining stuck in the past or beginning to live in the present.

This episode we’re reading How to Stop Time by Matt Haig up to but not including Hackney outside London, 1599. “Gossip. Gossip lived”

TWs/CWs for this book seem to be:

• Dissociation; self-harm; suicidal thoughts/ideation; sexual assault (groping); drowning; murder (mentioned); gaslighting; violence; gun violence; self-immolation; arson

And our Socials are:

• https://twitter.com/5050_books

• https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books

• https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books
  

Alice Law has only ever cared about being the brightest and the best in the field of Magick, which, of course, means working with Cambridge professor Jacob Grimes, the greatest magician there is. However, things take a dive when Grimes dies in a magical accident, and it’s an accident that could be Alice’s fault. Now, with Grimes in hell, Alice is descending after him, knowing his recommendation means everything for her future, though it seems her rival, Peter Murdoch, has similar ideas. 

This episode we’re finishing up Katabasis by R.F. Kuang!

TWs/CWs for this book seem to be:

• Abuse of power; ableism; animal death; blood; character death; health self-negligence; descriptions of a dead body; discussion about medical procedures/treatments; emotional abuse; gore; grief; grooming; manipulation; mention of suicide; misogyny; murder; self-flagellation; sexual abuse (past, recollected); suicidal thoughts; unhealthy eating habits

• Katabasis - Book Trigger Warnings

And our Socials are:

• https://twitter.com/5050_books

• https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books

• https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books

Alice Law has only ever cared about being the brightest and the best in the field of Magick, which, of course, means working with Cambridge professor Jacob Grimes, the greatest magician there is. However, things take a dive when Grimes dies in a magical accident, and it’s an accident that could be Alice’s fault. Now, with Grimes in hell, Alice is descending after him, knowing his recommendation means everything for her future, though it seems her rival, Peter Murdoch, has similar ideas. 

This episode we’re reading Katabasis by R.F. Kuang, stopping before Chapter 18! 

TWs/CWs for this book seem to be:

• Abuse of power; ableism; animal death; blood; character death; health self-negligence; descriptions of a dead body; discussion about medical procedures/treatments; emotional abuse; gore; grief; grooming; manipulation; mention of suicide; misogyny; murder; self-flagellation; sexual abuse (past, recollected); suicidal thoughts; unhealthy eating habits

• Katabasis - Book Trigger Warnings

• Descriptions of activities typical for the circles of hell

And our Socials are:

• https://twitter.com/5050_books

• https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books

• https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books

Maggie Chase and Ethan Wyatt are writers and rivals. However, when they’re both invited to a mysterious Christmas party that turns more mysterious when the host, fellow author Eleanor Ashley, disappears, their only hope of figuring out the truth and finding Eleanor might just be each other. Assuming these rivals could ever become allies. 

This episode we’re finishing The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter!

Happy Holidays!!!!

Some TWs/CWs for this book seem to be:

• Anxiety and anxiety attacks; Infidelity; Emotional abuse and gaslighting; Death of parents (recounted); Domestic violence (recounted); near-death experience from a fall (recounted); poisoning; arson; kidnapping

• More complete list: 

• The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter – Trigger Warning Database

And our Socials are:

• https://twitter.com/5050_books

• https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books

• https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books
  

Maggie Chase and Ethan Wyatt are writers and rivals. However, when they’re both invited to a mysterious Christmas party that turns more mysterious when the host, fellow author Eleanor Ashley, disappears, their only hope of figuring out the truth and finding Eleanor might just be each other. Assuming these rivals could ever become allies. 

This episode we’re reading The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter, stopping just before Chapter 37!!

Some TWs/CWs for this book seem to be:

• Anxiety and anxiety attacks; Infidelity; Emotional abuse and gaslighting; Death of parents (recounted); Attempted murder by a partner; near-death experience from a fall; poisoning; arson; kidnapping

• More complete list: 

• The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter – Trigger Warning Database

And our Socials are:

• https://twitter.com/5050_books

• https://www.youtube.com/@5050_Books

• https://www.goodreads.com/5050_books