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I've not seen the TV show. I wanted to read this first. Amazing book. Written in the 80s, but some of the themes are still devastatingly important today. www.goodreads.com/book/show/62...
The Queen's Gambit
When she is sent to an orphanage at the age of eight, B…
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July 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I've not seen the TV show. I wanted to read this first. Amazing book. Written in the 80s, but some of the themes are still devastatingly important today. www.goodreads.com/book/show/62...
Book 26 for the year. I now have some interesting ideas about what would happen if the moon were to suddenly be replaced by cheese. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
When the Moon Hits Your Eye
From the New York Times bestselling author of Starter V…
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June 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Book 26 for the year. I now have some interesting ideas about what would happen if the moon were to suddenly be replaced by cheese. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
25 out of 52 for the year. A beautifully written story about a woman's 200 year path to finding herself and realizing her desire for connection. I didn't quite realize what this was about when I started, but I'm glad to have read it. www.goodreads.com/book/show/60...
The God of Endings
Collette LeSange has been hiding a dark secret: She is …
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May 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
25 out of 52 for the year. A beautifully written story about a woman's 200 year path to finding herself and realizing her desire for connection. I didn't quite realize what this was about when I started, but I'm glad to have read it. www.goodreads.com/book/show/60...
A fantastic book about the nature of language, communication, culture, and consciousness. How can you even begin to understand a truly alien mind. This is the first book I've read from this author, but it definitely won't be the last. www.goodreads.com/book/show/59...
The Mountain in the Sea
Humankind discovers intelligent life in an octopus spec…
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May 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
A fantastic book about the nature of language, communication, culture, and consciousness. How can you even begin to understand a truly alien mind. This is the first book I've read from this author, but it definitely won't be the last. www.goodreads.com/book/show/59...
Book 23 for the year. To say this book had an impact on me is an understatement. It speaks in exceptionally stark and clear terms the negative impact colonialism has had on the entire world. This isn't an easy read, but I highly recommend it nonetheless. www.goodreads.com/book/show/59...
Uncommon Wealth: Britain and the Aftermath of Empire
Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing …
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April 30, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Book 23 for the year. To say this book had an impact on me is an understatement. It speaks in exceptionally stark and clear terms the negative impact colonialism has had on the entire world. This isn't an easy read, but I highly recommend it nonetheless. www.goodreads.com/book/show/59...
Book 22 for 2025. This one is mixed for me. I like the premise and plot. But Silverberg wrote this in 1969, and many of the ideas and behaviors of the protagonist are problematic. There are plenty of other classics that are better to read than this one. www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...
Across a Billion Years
Journeying through space in search of relics from the p…
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April 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Book 22 for 2025. This one is mixed for me. I like the premise and plot. But Silverberg wrote this in 1969, and many of the ideas and behaviors of the protagonist are problematic. There are plenty of other classics that are better to read than this one. www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...
Book 21 for 2026. This is a new author for me, and I'll definitely be reading more. From start to finish it was only five hours or so because I just couldn't put it down. Good sci-fi/thriller. www.goodreads.com/book/show/61...
The Deep Sky
Yume Kitasei's The Deep Sky is an enthralling sci fi th…
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April 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Book 21 for 2026. This is a new author for me, and I'll definitely be reading more. From start to finish it was only five hours or so because I just couldn't put it down. Good sci-fi/thriller. www.goodreads.com/book/show/61...
Book 20 for 2026. This one's been on my shelf for a couple years, unread. The events documented within have special significance for me as I worked at one of the affected companies and my having taken part in this trial led me to move to Seattle back in 2005. www.goodreads.com/book/show/10...
The Lure: The True Story of How the Department of Justi…
Looks at the sting operation used by the Dept. of Justi…
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April 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Book 20 for 2026. This one's been on my shelf for a couple years, unread. The events documented within have special significance for me as I worked at one of the affected companies and my having taken part in this trial led me to move to Seattle back in 2005. www.goodreads.com/book/show/10...
Book 19 for the year. Another short one, just under 200 pages. But within that low count, Sawyer writes a fantastic story about morality, future possibility, love, and hope. I understand it started first as an audiobook with none other than Brendan Fraser. www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...
The Downloaded
The new novel by Canada's top Science Fiction writer In…
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April 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Book 19 for the year. Another short one, just under 200 pages. But within that low count, Sawyer writes a fantastic story about morality, future possibility, love, and hope. I understand it started first as an audiobook with none other than Brendan Fraser. www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...
Book 18 for the year. I'd watched neither the Bowie movie nor the Ejiofor series. I'm glad I didn't as it gave me the chance to read this without really knowing anything of the story ahead of time. A great book that is as relevant today as then. www.goodreads.com/book/show/39...
The Man Who Fell to Earth
T.J. Newton is an extraterrestrial who goes to Earth on…
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April 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Book 18 for the year. I'd watched neither the Bowie movie nor the Ejiofor series. I'm glad I didn't as it gave me the chance to read this without really knowing anything of the story ahead of time. A great book that is as relevant today as then. www.goodreads.com/book/show/39...
Book seventeen for the year. This one is not my usual fare, but looked interesting when I was looking at UK best sellers. It's a bit of a mystery/coming of age story that's also a nostalgic memory of very late 70's Yorkshire culture. www.goodreads.com/book/show/15...
The List of Suspicious Things
'What if we decided to try and find him?' 'What on ear…
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April 1, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Book seventeen for the year. This one is not my usual fare, but looked interesting when I was looking at UK best sellers. It's a bit of a mystery/coming of age story that's also a nostalgic memory of very late 70's Yorkshire culture. www.goodreads.com/book/show/15...
Book sixteen for the year. I've been fascinated with ancient languages, and writing systems, for as long as I can recall. This is a very short, simple overview of Cuneiform. Next time I'm in a museum that has some examples, I will pay more attention. www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...
March 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Book sixteen for the year. I've been fascinated with ancient languages, and writing systems, for as long as I can recall. This is a very short, simple overview of Cuneiform. Next time I'm in a museum that has some examples, I will pay more attention. www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...
Book 15 this year. A bit of a pallet cleanser. Light and easy book. But with a lot of heart. www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...
March 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Book 15 this year. A bit of a pallet cleanser. Light and easy book. But with a lot of heart. www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...
Just sold my car today. So I guess I've joined the takedown of an electric car company, famously associated with someone who is heavily associated with our less than capable president.
I could not stomach continuing to drive it with the abhorrent leadership both at that company and in this country.
I could not stomach continuing to drive it with the abhorrent leadership both at that company and in this country.
March 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Just sold my car today. So I guess I've joined the takedown of an electric car company, famously associated with someone who is heavily associated with our less than capable president.
I could not stomach continuing to drive it with the abhorrent leadership both at that company and in this country.
I could not stomach continuing to drive it with the abhorrent leadership both at that company and in this country.
For book 14 this year I picked up an old one. Gotta say, not the best, plot-wise. The main character was frustratingly lost most of the time, for being a null A. But it was a fascinating intro to general semantics, a pseudo-science I'd never heard of before. www.goodreads.com/book/show/95...
The World of Null-A
The classic novel of non-Aristotelian logic and the com…
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March 9, 2025 at 11:12 PM
For book 14 this year I picked up an old one. Gotta say, not the best, plot-wise. The main character was frustratingly lost most of the time, for being a null A. But it was a fascinating intro to general semantics, a pseudo-science I'd never heard of before. www.goodreads.com/book/show/95...
Book 13 for the year. I became aware of Professor Stavrakopoulou's work while watching a BBC2 documentary she hosted years ago. Carrying on from my last read, I decided to dive more into the history behind the myth. It took some doing, but it was well worth it. www.goodreads.com/book/show/57...
God: An Anatomy
An astonishing and revelatory history that re-presents …
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March 9, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Book 13 for the year. I became aware of Professor Stavrakopoulou's work while watching a BBC2 documentary she hosted years ago. Carrying on from my last read, I decided to dive more into the history behind the myth. It took some doing, but it was well worth it. www.goodreads.com/book/show/57...
Book twelve for the year. The concept was great, and something I find very interesting. The book was easy to read, and did provide for much I'll be thinking about for a bit. But overall, I also feel it did waste a lot of its potential. www.goodreads.com/book/show/81...
Lilith
In the tradition of Madeline Miller and Claire North, L…
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March 3, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Book twelve for the year. The concept was great, and something I find very interesting. The book was easy to read, and did provide for much I'll be thinking about for a bit. But overall, I also feel it did waste a lot of its potential. www.goodreads.com/book/show/81...
Book ten for the year. I've been to Coney Island twice, about ten years apart. Little did I know the rich history. What an amazing place it must have been, particularly in the earliest part of the 20th century. www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
Coney Island: The People's Playground
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Coney Island…
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March 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Book ten for the year. I've been to Coney Island twice, about ten years apart. Little did I know the rich history. What an amazing place it must have been, particularly in the earliest part of the 20th century. www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
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President Donald Trump writes that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "can come back when he's ready for peace" after a hostile Oval Office exchange between the two leaders
Trump, Vance castigate Zelensky in tense Oval Office meeting | CNN Politics
A remarkable shouting match broke out in the Oval Office on Friday between President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, an extraordinarily fractious display that only under...
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February 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
President Donald Trump writes that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "can come back when he's ready for peace" after a hostile Oval Office exchange between the two leaders
Book ten. Really good read. But then, I really enjoy China Mieville's "weird fiction." Now I'm going to have to read Keanu Reeves' manga series.
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The Book of Elsewhere
She said, We needed a tool. So I asked the gods. There…
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February 26, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Book ten. Really good read. But then, I really enjoy China Mieville's "weird fiction." Now I'm going to have to read Keanu Reeves' manga series.
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Book nine this year. Light, easy, quick read. Good for an overall summary. Will definitely dig in more on some times and places.
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The History of the World in Bite-Sized Chunks
History is a rich, varied and fascinating subject, so i…
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February 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Book nine this year. Light, easy, quick read. Good for an overall summary. Will definitely dig in more on some times and places.
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Book eight for the year. I didn't realize when I started that this book is geared towards younger kids. It was good nonetheless. What was more fascinating is the history behind the setting, Cole's Book Arcade in Melbourne, Australia.
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The Grandest Bookshop in the World (The Grandest Booksh…
Pearl and Vally Cole live in a bookshop. And not just a…
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February 18, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Book eight for the year. I didn't realize when I started that this book is geared towards younger kids. It was good nonetheless. What was more fascinating is the history behind the setting, Cole's Book Arcade in Melbourne, Australia.
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Book seven for this year. I got it as a gift when it was first published, and finally took the time to read it. If you are interested in many of the ways we simply don't understand this grand and glorious universe we inhabit, I strongly recommend it.
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We Have No Idea: A Guide to the Unknown Universe
Prepare to learn everything we still don't know about o…
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February 15, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Book seven for this year. I got it as a gift when it was first published, and finally took the time to read it. If you are interested in many of the ways we simply don't understand this grand and glorious universe we inhabit, I strongly recommend it.
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UPDATE: President Trump insisted he will move forward with his vision for the U.S. to "take" the Gaza Strip, move its residents to Jordan and other Arab nations, and redevelop the heavily damaged territory.
Trump pushes plan to take Gaza and relocate Palestinians in meeting with Jordan's king
President Trump insisted he will move forward with his vision for the U.S. to "take" the Gaza Strip, move its residents to Jordan and other Arab nations, and redevelop the heavily damaged territory.
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February 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
UPDATE: President Trump insisted he will move forward with his vision for the U.S. to "take" the Gaza Strip, move its residents to Jordan and other Arab nations, and redevelop the heavily damaged territory.
The sixth book finished in my challenge for this year. A beautiful, lush novel that held many surprises for me. I'll be keeping an eye on this author.
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The Carnivale of Curiosities
A dazzling gothic tale of Faustian bargains, jealousy, …
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February 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The sixth book finished in my challenge for this year. A beautiful, lush novel that held many surprises for me. I'll be keeping an eye on this author.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/59...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/59...