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Bryan Daneman
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DO NOT OBEY IN ADVANCE.

Kick out the 🤡s. ❌👑s.

🖕🤏🍊🤡

Posting from Texas...you know the one, next to the Gulf of Mexico.

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My 2025 Reads

I read 53 books in 2025, exceeding my goal of 26 by 204%.

32 "new to me" authors.

Fifteen 5 star ratings.

Given the state of things in the world, it's no surprise that my reading skewed heavily towards fiction (46).

app.thestorygraph.com/wrap-up/2025...

#books #booksky
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A cover collage of the 53 books I read in 2025
January 1, 2026 at 7:05 AM
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My December Reads

- Hot Desk by Laura Dickerman
- Dream State by Eric Puchner
- The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett
- Buckeye by Patrick Ryan

I'd say I finished the year with some strong selections. The last two are contenders for my favorite fiction in 2025.

#books #booksky
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Graphic showing covers of the four books I completed in December, along with the ratings I gave each: - Hot Desk by Laura Dickerman, 3.75 stars - Dream State by Eric Puchner, 3.75 stars - The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett, 5 stars - Buckeye by Patrick Ryan, 5 stars
January 1, 2026 at 6:28 AM
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Here is a list of the books I completed in November:

- Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
- Heart the Lover by Lily King
- An Academic Affair by Jodi McAlister
- Wintering by Katherine May
- The Wedding People by Alison Espach

#books #booksky
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A ratings cover collage of the 5 books I completed in November: - Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert - 3.75 stars - Heart the Lover by Lily King - 5 stars - An Academic Affair by Jodi McAlister - 4 stars - Wintering by Katherine May - 4.25 stars - The Wedding People by Alison Espach - 4.5 stars
December 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Better late than never, right? Here are the three books I completed in October:

- The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick
- Pack Light by Shilletha Curtis
- It's Me They Follow by Jeannine A. Cook

I also enjoyed a visit to Two Friends Books in Bentonville, AR (twofriendsbooks.com).

#books #booksky
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A book cover collage of the three books I completed in October, along with ratings: - The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick: 4.25 stars - Pack Light by Shilletha Curtis: 4 stars - It's Me They Follow by Jeannine A. Cook: 3.75 stars
November 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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My September reads:

1. The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
2. King of Ashes
3. The River is Waiting
4. The Mighty Red

These are the first books I've read by Stephen Graham Jones, Wally Lamb, and Louise Erdrich. I'm looking forward to reading more!
Cover collage, with my ratings of the 4 books I completed in September. 1. The Buffalo Hunter Hunter - 4 stars 2. King of Ashes - 4 stars 3. The River is Waiting - 4.25 stars 4. The Mighty Red - 4 stars
October 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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My August Reads:

1. Broken Country - Clare Leslie Hall
2. I Want to Burn This Place Down - Maris Kreizman
3. Careless People - Sarah Wynn-Williams
4. All Fours - Miranda July

More stats: app.thestorygraph.com/stats/bryanj...

#Books #Booksky
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A cover collage showing each of the books I completed in August, along with the ratings I gave them: 1. Broken Country - 5 stars 2. I Want to Burn This Place Down - 4 stars 3. Careless People - 4 stars 4. All Fours - 4 stars
September 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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My July Reads.

1. Say You'll Remember Me - Abby Jimenez just keeps getting better
2. Other Side of Now - This one took me by surprise
3. Blueprint for Revolution - Such an important book
4. So Far Gone - Satire on conspiracy-theorist nutbags & Christian nationalism

#Books #Booksky
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Cover collage of the four books I completed in July, all rated 5 stars by me.
August 2, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Interesting choice of words from the NY Times today. Also, the expected deflection response.
Image showing NY Times email headline "U.S. Economic Growth Softened in First Half of the Year." Included is a picture of workers on an assembly line. A satirical cartoon of Trump standing in front of a chart showing a big economic downturn. The chart is in the lap of a person on the ground, crushing them. Trump is saying: "Obamas economy is 'softening'" and under "Obamas" is a the word "The" crossed out with what appears to be a Sharpie.
July 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Is Usha ok with you cozying up to pedophiles? What will your kids think of you when they fully understand your involvement in destroying their country?

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
White letters "GOP," with an elephant at the middle of the "O," on a red background, and the words "Guardians of pedophiles" below.
July 18, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Are you seriously asking us to believe a felonious, adjudicated rapist, and serial liar over the WSJ? I guess your need to pander to your daddy, to keep up this illusion of importance and power, is greater than your need to do the right thing. Mamaw would be so proud.

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
July 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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I'm curious, where did getting Coca-Cola to add cane sugar to Coke fall on your 🤏🍊🤡 boss' list of campaign promises? Was it before or after releasing the Epstein files?

Also, ❌👑, and #GoodTroubleLivesOn
July 17, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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I'm still finding time to read. Here's what I finished in June.

1. Run for the Hills - Kevin Wilson
2. Under the Same Stars - Libba Bray
3. Life's too Short - Abby Jimenez

app.thestorygraph.com/stats/bryanj...

#BookSky #Books
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A graphic summarizing what I read in June 2025. 1. Run for the Hills - Kevin Wilson - 4 stars 2. Under the Same Stars - Libba Bray - 5 stars 3. Life's too Short - Abby Jimenez - 4 stars
July 16, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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July 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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You're just a feckless pawn. Remember this? 👇
July 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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You and your🍊🤡 daddy are a threat to democracy. Also...
July 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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July 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Trump is trying to divide us, but we know the power of coming together.

This is our moment to carry the torch and continue the legacy of John Lewis. Join us on July 17 for #GoodTroubleLivesOn
social.demcast.com/s/aMHXE8Ip
July 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Seems like a fitting read to end this fucking day.
Cover of the book Blueprint for a Revolution. Black text on a yellow background with a man throwing a bouquet of flowers.
July 5, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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My May reads

- Great Big Beautiful Life - Emily Henry
- Fugitive Telemetry - Martha Wells
- System Collapse - Martha Wells
- The Happy Ever After Playlist - Abby Jimenez

I completed Martha Wells' The Murderbot Diaries just in time to start the Murderbot series on Apple TV+.

#BookSky #Books
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A collage of book covers and ratings for books I read in May. Reading statistics for the month of May: - 4 books - 1,095 pages - 3.81 average rating
June 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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April reads

- The Situationship - Abby Jimenez
- Three Keys - Laura Pritchett
- Seven Days in June - Tia Williams

#BookSky #Books
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An image of my reading for April: - 3 books - 964 pages - Average rating: 4.17 (out of 5) Collage of book covers: - The Situationship - Abby Jimenez - Three Keys - Laura Pritchett - Seven Days in June - Tia Williams Additional charts and graphs showing genre breakdown, pages per day, and digital versus print breakdown.
May 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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March reads

- Culture Warlords - Talia Lavin
- Exit Strategy - Martha Wells
- Home - Martha Wells
- What if We Were Somewhere Else - Wendy J. Fox
- Bear-Tooth - Callan Wink
- The Friend Zone - Abby Jimenez
- The Change - Kirsten Miller
- Network Effect - Martha Wells

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Ratings collage, showing book covers and the respective rating I gave each of the books I read in March. - Culture Warlords - 4 stars - Exit Strategy - 4.5 stars - Home - 4 stars - What if We Were Somewhere Else - 3.75 stars - Bear-Tooth - 4 stars - The Friend Zone - 3.5 stars - The Change - 5 stars - Network Effect - 4.25 stars Graphic showing a summary of my March reading statistics: - Books read: 8 - Pages read: 1,762 - Average rating: 4.13 stars - Highest rated reads: The Change, Exist Strategy, and Network Effect - Average book length: 257 pages - Average time to finish: 5 days - Pie chart showing genre breakdown: 88% fiction and 13% non-fiction - Bar graph showing more detailed genre breakdown: - Science fiction: 3 - Short stories: 2 - Contemporary: 1 - Crime: 1 - Line graph showing pages read each day - Pie chart showing breakdown digital vs. print: 88% digital, 13% print (???)
April 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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February reads

1. The Great Transition - Nick Fuller Googins
2. Just for the Summer - Abby Jimenez
3. The Message - Ta-Nehisi Coates
4. Part of Your World - Abby Jimenez
5. Yours Truly - Abby Jimenez
6. How to End a Love Story - Yulin Kuang

app.thestorygraph.com/stats/bryanj...

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A cover collage of books I read in February, with the ratings I gave each: - The Great Transition: 4.25 stars - Just for the Summer: 4 stars - The Message: 5 stars - Part of Your World: 5 stars - Yours Truly: 4 stars - How to End a Love Story: 5 stars Image of reading stats for the month of February, including: - Number of books: 6 - Pages: 2,240 - Average rating: 4.54 stars - Highest rated reads: How to End a Love Story; Part of Your World; The Message - Average book length: 353 pages - Average time to finish: 5 days - Fiction/Non-fiction pie chart: 83% fiction, 17% non-fiction - Genre: 4 contemporary, romance; 1 essays, literary, politics - Format: 100% digital - Pages read per day graph
March 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM