pickI‘m probably more on the “self-absorbed ranting” side of the above quote, and philosophy is not my thing at all, but as the wife of a MechEng who maintains all his own vehicles, I found much of interest in this book.
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Book 7 #10BeforeTheEnd @ChaoticMissAdventures
Book 101 #Read2025 @DieAReader
pickI always enjoy spending some time in the world of Murakami. I didn‘t love this one quite as much as a few of his other books, but the idea of living in a library or in the woods sounds pretty great right now. One more from my #10BeforeTheEnd pile.
10h
pickMy 7th #10beforetheend book.
Multiple perspectives: Frank, suffering from PTSD retuning from Korea, his beloved little sister, Cee, who needs rescuing, Lenore, their bitter step grandmother, and Lily, a good woman Frank leaves behind. All against the backdrop of a racist America that impedes and imperils the characters‘ lives.
It is Toni Morrison, so it‘s good, but compared to other of her books, I found it slight. I‘d have liked more.
pickWhat an exciting political thriller!
The best part of the book were the characters. I loved the two main characters, Kostas and Jessica. Sometimes in thrillers characters can take a backseat to the action of the story, but not here. They were well developed and I loved their bond.
The story was well crafted. It was fast paced and had short chapters.
Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/review-running-with-the-gods/
The three rating choices are just not sufficient for my feelings about this book. Will try to say more later. Right now I'm rereading the ending, because I read it on Ambien. 😂
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Currently listening to this on audio…it took a hot second to get used to the format. It‘s our December book club pick.
#bookspinbingo
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4 more weeks for the #10BeforeTheEnd challenge and I‘m actually feeling pretty good about it.
Currently reading 10 pages a day in Catherine The Great and should be done around the 18th.
Listening to The Correspondent
And, I‘m about 20% into Americanah
Hoping to finish strong! @ChaoticMissAdventures
pickWhile this uplifting,gem of a novel is about the effect of books on people,mostly it is about the friendship that blossoms between Carl, an elderly book walker book walker a Schascha, a precocious 10-year-old girl. Together, they walk the streets at night to deliver books curated by Carl to shut-ins.Themes include the magic of reading,the power books to unite people & form friendships, & the power of books to create community.#10BeforetheEnd
Just starting this one. I love the cover 😍
I read Amazing Grace Adams a little while ago and it was a low pick for me, although it has stuck in my head so obviously memorable! I‘ve been looking forward to reading this. #10beforetheend
I‘m joining all the fun things late!
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#BookspinBingo (I‘m going to use every book in the picture 2x, my Jolabokaflod gift & books in progress for the last row. ☺️)
I think I signed up for #MidWinterSolace too!
Just trying to finish all the challenges before the end of the year! Last year I read 7 books in December. 🤞🏼
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