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I had an absolute blast doing last years book lord and will happily take part in this one. I'm going to shoot for 42 books, I will take the challenge, and my personal challenge is to read at least 12 nonfiction books and 4 different collections of poetry. Thanks for hosting another one, I was honestly surprised by how fun it was to stretch my reading into new areas last year.
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Socialized posted:I'm in! Even though according to goodreads I only finished 4 books in 2017! I'll wildcard you if you don't mind. I read Zorba the Greek last year for the booklord and thought it was an absolutely amazing book. Look it up and, if it seems even mildly interesting, read it.
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Jan 19, 2018 02:40
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I meant to come in and post my January update yesterday while I was at work, but SA was down. So here it is, a day late. January Books 1 - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer - This was an interesting book. I can't really explain exactly why it was a good book, but it really was. Basically, it's the story of a messed up man with a super keen sense of smell and a photographic smell memory and his quest to make the perfect scent. If you are interested in something a little adventurous with some very pretty prose, check it out. 2 - To Kill a Mockingbird - I've always meant to read this and finally got into it due to the Shameful thread. It was great, I can see why it is considered a classic. If you haven't read it before, do so now. 3 - Check Six! A Thunderbolt Pilot's War Across the Pacific - A war memoir written by Jim Curran and fact checked/supplemented by another Terrence Popravak. The memoir itself is an interesting look at the day to day life of a pilot in the Pacific theater, but the story really shines because of Popravak's footnotes and annotations. Curran will talk about escorting a PT boat, and Popravak will go into detail about what the PT boat was doing at the time in the footnotes. It's not an action packed story, there is remarkably little action in it, but it does seem to be a pretty authentic tale of what life was like in the Pacific. 4, 5, and 6 - Abaddon's Gate, The Churn, and Cibola Burn - Rolled these together because they are all part of The Expanse (books 3, 0.2, and 4, respectively). If you are looking for a fun scifi series, check it out.
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