Last Book Read: 13. Denial by Jon Raymond. The world has been reshaped by climate change in 2052, but it could have been much worse. 20 years before some of the most powerful executives and lobbyists were convicted of crimes against the environment. This novel follows the discovery of one of them that had escaped arrest and gone into hiding. 240 pages. (Finished 31 Dec 2023)
Last Book Read: 22. The Winners by Fredrik Backman. (Beartown #3). It’s been a couple years since the events no one want’s to talk about (from book 1 of the trilogy). Change is coming to Beartown. What will happen now and what is Beartown’s future? 688 pages. (Finished 2 Dec 2022)
Last Book Read: 25. Forward the Foundation by Isaac Asimov. (Foundation Prequel #2). Hari Seldon works on perfecting psychohistory and managing the forces that want to use the science for their own purposes. 384 pages. (Finished 19 Dec 2021.)
Last Book Read: 59. Just Like You by Nick Hornby. On the verge of the Brexit vote, Lucy is nearly divorced and not looking for love. She just needs a babysitter. 368 pages. (Finished 26 Dec 2020).
Last Book Read: 45. Sous Vide: Better Home Cooking by Hugh Acheson. I liked this book better than the slow cooker book. 288 pages. (Finished 30 Dec 2019).
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22. Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami. A thirties-ish painter is left by his wife and leaves his past life behind in the aftermath. Eventually moving into the house of his friends father (a famous painter in his own right), he discovers a never seen painting as well as his own desire for painting again. What happens afterwards is pure Murakami. 688 pages. (Finished 29 Dec 2018).
Like you’re walking along as always, sure you’re on the right path, when the path suddenly vanishes, and you’re facing an empty space, no sense of direction, no clue where to go, and you just keep trudging along. That’s what it feels like.
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52. 50 American Plays by Michael Dickman & Matthew Dickman. My former classmates at the University of Oregon (and twin brothers) explore each of the fifty states with a short poem inspired by the format of a play. 110 pages. (Finished 30 Dec 2017).
