Jeremiah Christopher
@jjchr1.bsky.social
Following mostly accounts of authors, local news, and miscellaneous interests that sometimes come and go. Say hi if we know each other!
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#booksky the ultimate dose of “kafkaesque,” 😏 Seriously though, the seemingly (and sometimes actually) arbitrary things in life that somehow imprison us - especially the things which we can’t control or that seem inaccessible - are a key theme. #relevant, probably.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/91...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/91...
The Trial
Written in 1914, The Trial is one of the most important…
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November 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
#booksky the ultimate dose of “kafkaesque,” 😏 Seriously though, the seemingly (and sometimes actually) arbitrary things in life that somehow imprison us - especially the things which we can’t control or that seem inaccessible - are a key theme. #relevant, probably.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/91...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/91...
I want this hero in my neighborhood.
November 1, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I want this hero in my neighborhood.
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Melissa becoming major threat to Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic
Melissa becoming major threat to Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic
Melissa is expected to strengthen from a tropical storm into a major hurricane this weekend, bringing “life-threatening and catastrophic” flash flooding and landslides to the Caribbean.
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October 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Melissa becoming major threat to Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic
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The invention of the internet
October 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The invention of the internet
Two sisters from a small Louisiana town, both desperate to leave. Eventually, they both manage to escape - one shortly returns home after some hard luck and the other, having created a new life for herself, abandons her roots throughout most of her adult life.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/51...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/51...
The Vanishing Half
The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But a…
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October 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Two sisters from a small Louisiana town, both desperate to leave. Eventually, they both manage to escape - one shortly returns home after some hard luck and the other, having created a new life for herself, abandons her roots throughout most of her adult life.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/51...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/51...
#booksky i enjoyed this: Muna, recently immigrated with her son to Montreal from Lebanon in the 1980s, works for a better life for herself and her son, Omar. Meanwhile she works in sales for a weight loss outfit and has interesting conversations with her clients.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/60...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/60...
Hotline
A vivid love letter to the 1980s and one woman’s strugg…
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September 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
#booksky i enjoyed this: Muna, recently immigrated with her son to Montreal from Lebanon in the 1980s, works for a better life for herself and her son, Omar. Meanwhile she works in sales for a weight loss outfit and has interesting conversations with her clients.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/60...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/60...
Tortilla Flat is excellent. It reminded me very much of a late friend who was our “Danny.” And like Danny’s friends from the story, all of us went our separate ways after he died. Sad, but that’s life sometimes. Still, give it a read!
www.goodreads.com/book/show/77...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/77...
Tortilla Flat
Adopting the structure and themes of the Arthurian lege…
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September 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Tortilla Flat is excellent. It reminded me very much of a late friend who was our “Danny.” And like Danny’s friends from the story, all of us went our separate ways after he died. Sad, but that’s life sometimes. Still, give it a read!
www.goodreads.com/book/show/77...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/77...
#booksky interesting find… I’m about to start Tortilla Flat - I’m reading a Penguin Books copy printed in 1986. There’s a mail order form in the back, expected. Unsurprising. But there are no prices shown, just a reference to sales tax. What am I missing? Lay it on me if it’s obvious!
August 30, 2025 at 12:51 AM
#booksky interesting find… I’m about to start Tortilla Flat - I’m reading a Penguin Books copy printed in 1986. There’s a mail order form in the back, expected. Unsurprising. But there are no prices shown, just a reference to sales tax. What am I missing? Lay it on me if it’s obvious!
#booksky this dystopian nightmare takes place in near-present day Ireland. The take away for me was to take nothing for granted. I love some good modern fiction so I’d recommend it. I found it a page turner!
www.goodreads.com/book/show/15...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/15...
Prophet Song
A fearless portrait of a society on the brink as a moth…
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August 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
#booksky this dystopian nightmare takes place in near-present day Ireland. The take away for me was to take nothing for granted. I love some good modern fiction so I’d recommend it. I found it a page turner!
www.goodreads.com/book/show/15...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/15...
#booksky I hadn’t read this in decades. An American classic about ordinary folks’ struggles during the Great Depression. Also, it’s on book ban lists, so all the more reason to read it!
www.goodreads.com/book/show/50...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/50...
Of Mice and Men
They are an unlikely pair: George is “small and quick a…
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August 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
#booksky I hadn’t read this in decades. An American classic about ordinary folks’ struggles during the Great Depression. Also, it’s on book ban lists, so all the more reason to read it!
www.goodreads.com/book/show/50...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/50...
#booksky Quite a risqué novel for its time; I felt like I was reading smut I tell ya! Not really - great story and one key theme, at least in my interpretation: love and happiness don’t always come hand in hand, and finding both at the same time can be difficult!
www.goodreads.com/book/show/14...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/14...
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lyric and sensual, D.H. Lawrence's last novel is one of…
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August 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
#booksky Quite a risqué novel for its time; I felt like I was reading smut I tell ya! Not really - great story and one key theme, at least in my interpretation: love and happiness don’t always come hand in hand, and finding both at the same time can be difficult!
www.goodreads.com/book/show/14...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/14...
#booksky what a harrowing tale of the journey to California from the settled Midwest in 1846! It’s ‘Oregon Trail’ in book form, with horses and covered wagons, as well as sickness and death along the way. This story also made me appreciate modern conveniences!
www.goodreads.com/book/show/39...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/39...
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the …
(Alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780061348112) From …
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July 16, 2025 at 12:57 AM
#booksky what a harrowing tale of the journey to California from the settled Midwest in 1846! It’s ‘Oregon Trail’ in book form, with horses and covered wagons, as well as sickness and death along the way. This story also made me appreciate modern conveniences!
www.goodreads.com/book/show/39...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/39...
#booksky While reading this hasn’t pushed me towards communism, the theory of it is interesting. Side note: the word “Marxist” is frequently used as an insult, but I’m not convinced the people using it actually understand it. For them, this might be worth a read.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/30...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/30...
The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto, Marx and Engels' revolutionary…
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July 16, 2025 at 12:52 AM
#booksky While reading this hasn’t pushed me towards communism, the theory of it is interesting. Side note: the word “Marxist” is frequently used as an insult, but I’m not convinced the people using it actually understand it. For them, this might be worth a read.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/30...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/30...
#booksky #food
This book might make you rethink your own diet — but even if not, it explains the persistence of ultra-processed foods despite known health consequences and it’s also good background for why food deserts are so dangerous for people living in them.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/62...
This book might make you rethink your own diet — but even if not, it explains the persistence of ultra-processed foods despite known health consequences and it’s also good background for why food deserts are so dangerous for people living in them.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/62...
Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Is…
A manifesto to change how you eat and how you think abo…
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June 23, 2025 at 8:57 PM
#booksky #food
This book might make you rethink your own diet — but even if not, it explains the persistence of ultra-processed foods despite known health consequences and it’s also good background for why food deserts are so dangerous for people living in them.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/62...
This book might make you rethink your own diet — but even if not, it explains the persistence of ultra-processed foods despite known health consequences and it’s also good background for why food deserts are so dangerous for people living in them.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/62...
#booksky Good book about the history of California and Silicon Valley, specifically. Highly recommend.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/61...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/61...
Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the…
The first comprehensive, global history of Silicon Vall…
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May 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
#booksky Good book about the history of California and Silicon Valley, specifically. Highly recommend.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/61...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/61...
Interesting read on how disasters impact short and long-term migration patterns. www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...
The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next Ame…
The “closely observed, compassionate, and far-sighted” …
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March 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Interesting read on how disasters impact short and long-term migration patterns. www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...
#booksky This is proving to be an enlightening read. The history of colors, their shifting meanings, significance, etc. www.goodreads.com/book/show/57...
The World According to Color: A Cultural History
A kaleidoscopic exploration that traverses history, lit…
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March 13, 2025 at 1:30 AM
#booksky This is proving to be an enlightening read. The history of colors, their shifting meanings, significance, etc. www.goodreads.com/book/show/57...
Looking at ridiculous cars I don’t need and can’t afford at the #Dcautoshow
February 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Looking at ridiculous cars I don’t need and can’t afford at the #Dcautoshow
So you can register vehicles through model year 2000 as antiques now. Wow.
January 6, 2025 at 2:03 AM
So you can register vehicles through model year 2000 as antiques now. Wow.
Welp, 2025, whatcha got?
January 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Welp, 2025, whatcha got?
December 29, 2024 at 12:31 AM
#booksky
Great book if you’re interested in Soviet history, especially around crime and punishment. Note this is one of three volumes though, so a significant time commitment is required 🕰️
Great book if you’re interested in Soviet history, especially around crime and punishment. Note this is one of three volumes though, so a significant time commitment is required 🕰️
December 23, 2024 at 2:56 PM
#booksky
Great book if you’re interested in Soviet history, especially around crime and punishment. Note this is one of three volumes though, so a significant time commitment is required 🕰️
Great book if you’re interested in Soviet history, especially around crime and punishment. Note this is one of three volumes though, so a significant time commitment is required 🕰️