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giving me the attention span of a five year old on Cocoa Puffs. Here’s what I’ve read so far: - Prophet Song by Paul Lynch - The Passenger by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz - The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt - Unruly: the Ridiculously History of England’s Kings and Queens by David Mitchell - The Reformatory by Tananarive Due - Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler - In Search of a Beginning - My Life with Graham Greene by Yvonne Cloetta as told by Mary-Françoise Allain - Facelessness by Imre Kertész - The Ministry of Fear by Graham Greene - The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig The Prophet Song and The Reformatory were the highlights for me. The less time spent doom scrolling on social media, the better.

Posted: 12/01/2025 at 05:36 AM ET

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Got my 12 books read for the year... -- `lag Nov 29, 2025 at 11:15 PM ET

`lag • 11/29/25 11:15 PM ET

Looks like at least 12 ideas below for next year. But may I suggest -- DonHo-kieHi Nov 30, 2025 at 08:33 PM ET

DonHo-kieHi • 11/30/25 08:33 PM ET

May I suggest one I read for VT English literature course, Fathers and Sons -- TomTurkey Nov 30, 2025 at 11:29 AM ET

TomTurkey • 11/30/25 11:29 AM ET

Yeeeeeah, not really looking for "meaning of life" these days... -- `lag Nov 30, 2025 at 11:41 AM ET

`lag • 11/30/25 11:41 AM ET

Of course, I was being silly. I'd like to read bios if I can concentrate.** -- TomTurkey Nov 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM ET

TomTurkey • 11/30/25 11:43 AM ET

Everyone gone? Great...the other books... -- `lag Nov 30, 2025 at 10:52 AM ET

`lag • 11/30/25 10:52 AM ET

Unshun on Ms. Hasenfuss -- MP4VT2004 Nov 30, 2025 at 02:14 PM ET

MP4VT2004 • 11/30/25 02:14 PM ET

I need to get her book back to her!!! -- `lag Nov 30, 2025 at 03:34 PM ET

`lag • 11/30/25 03:34 PM ET

She was only in one episode, I believe. She was Kevin's dental hygienist. -- MP4VT2004 Nov 30, 2025 at 03:36 PM ET

MP4VT2004 • 11/30/25 03:36 PM ET

Just checked, and I knocked out 13 Michael Connelly books this year. -- EDGEMAN Nov 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM ET

EDGEMAN • 11/30/25 10:20 AM ET

All the same author? OK. I'm like a couple months older than this guy.** -- `lag Nov 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM ET

`lag • 11/30/25 10:55 AM ET

I sort of got onto a roll after watching the Bosch spinoff on Prime. -- EDGEMAN Nov 30, 2025 at 12:49 PM ET

EDGEMAN • 11/30/25 12:49 PM ET

Lincoln Lawyer and Renee Ballard? Others? Reading or watching. I’ve read -- DonHo-kieHi Nov 30, 2025 at 08:22 PM ET

DonHo-kieHi • 11/30/25 08:22 PM ET

Ready Player Two is along the same lines and pretty good -- DallasHokie98 Nov 30, 2025 at 09:20 AM ET

DallasHokie98 • 11/30/25 09:20 AM ET

OK, thanks! seriously I was wondering about that... -- `lag Nov 30, 2025 at 09:33 AM ET

`lag • 11/30/25 09:33 AM ET

My once-cherished reading habits have kerplunked in the toilet. ☹️** -- PhotoHokieNC Nov 30, 2025 at 07:16 AM ET

PhotoHokieNC • 11/30/25 07:16 AM ET

That's kind of the point, ressurected that this past year... -- `lag Nov 30, 2025 at 09:09 AM ET

`lag • 11/30/25 09:09 AM ET

I made the same goal because social media was ◄ -- SDHokie Dec 01, 2025 at 05:36 AM ET

SDHokie • 12/01/25 05:36 AM ET

Art for art’s sake of course… -- `lag Dec 01, 2025 at 07:21 AM ET

`lag • 12/01/25 07:21 AM ET

Regarding Greene, -- SDHokie Dec 01, 2025 at 01:01 PM ET

SDHokie • 12/01/25 01:01 PM ET

You make me feel so spineless and I always had perfect binding.** -- PhotoHokieNC Nov 30, 2025 at 09:51 AM ET

PhotoHokieNC • 11/30/25 09:51 AM ET

That wasn't my intention, you should shelve those thoughts** -- `lag Nov 30, 2025 at 09:54 AM ET

`lag • 11/30/25 09:54 AM ET

Frontespiece be with you.** -- PhotoHokieNC Nov 30, 2025 at 11:18 AM ET

PhotoHokieNC • 11/30/25 11:18 AM ET