@questionableway no obviously okay to lie sometimes but this poisons the well for ppl who are actually allergic to shellfish (or other allergies). Similar to pretending ur dog is a service dog, saying u have a medical condition to get extra time on a test, etc.
interestingly enough I have no Nabakov on this list, who I would say was my favorite author of the year.
I read four of his books (Speak Memory, Pnin, Sebastian Knight and Transparent Things) and enjoy them all - they would probably be the next four on the list
Top Five Books 20225:
1. Apeirogon - Colum McCann
2. My Brilliant Friend - Elena Ferrante
3. America and Iran - John Ghazivinian
4. Homegoing - Yaa Gyasi
5. Telegraph Avenue - Micheal Chabon
Top Five books of 2023:
1. Remains of the Day - Kazou Ishiguro
2. The Lincoln Highway - Amor Towles
3. Fun Home - Allison Bechdel
4. The Mysteries of Pittsburgh - Micheal Chabon
5t. Rules of Civility - Amor Towles
5t. An Artist of the Floating World - Kazou Ishiguro