I could write another recap similar to last year’s…about how this year was a dumpster fire and how I was too lazy to write out a full review for each and every book…BUT, let’s just skip over that and jump right into my favorite lines from my favorite books I read in 2021. I am constantly in awe of what these writers can do with language. Here’s to another year of gorgeous, life-saving words.
12. Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford
11. Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby
10. The 2000s Made Me Gay by Grace Perry
9. A Woman, A Plan, An Outline of A Man by Sarah Kasbeer
8. Bluets by Maggie Nelson
7. Kink edited by R.O. Kwon and Garth Greenwell
6. This is Major by Shayla Lawson
5. Just Us by Claudia Rankine
4. Girlhood by Melissa Febos
3. Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
2. Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
1. Heavy by Kiese Laymon
JACKIE DOMENUS 